Renee Wootton is one of the 2024 BOSS Young Executives. She works in the fledgling sustainable aviation sector, but her real goal is to go to the International Space Station.
Renee Wootton’s childhood in south-east Queensland took in the early divorce of her parents, custody battles, abuse, the suicide of her father and an escape to live with her aunt and uncle in a different state.Louise Kennerley
A whole new world opened up. Aged 15, Wootton joined, found like-minded people and was given the opportunity to do activities such as walk the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, march at army barracks across NSW, camp and learn about military history. The best part was going to Sydney in the school holidays to learn about aircraft.
After finishing the degree, Wootton joined the graduate program at Qantas, where she ended up working on and off for about 10 years.Fast forward to 2024 and Wootton is studying for a Masters of Engineering, has obtained a commercial pilot licence and has just joined LanzaJet, a sustainable fuels technology start-up, as global director of new market development.
But her ultimate goal is to become an astronaut as a way of contributing to science. Wootton has her sights set on going to the International Space Station and she has the qualifications to apply for the astronaut program at NASA.“I’ve built out an incredible corporate career and I really enjoy being in strategic conversations. I love being a leader and I love learning. So I think CEO is probably the most likely trajectory at the moment, but I am hopeful for more than that as well.
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