Industry veteran brings deep expertise to advance Hydrosat’s next phase of operational and strategic excellence
[Washington, DC– 21 May 2026] –Hydrosat, the leading provider of thermal satellite data and AI-driven insights to address critical global challenges in water and natural resource management, food production, and security, announces the appointment of Alicia Woodley as Chief of Corporate Operations and General Counsel.
Woodley joins Hydrosat following her time at Axiom Space, where she served as Chief of Corporate Operations, General Counsel, and Board Secretary. During her tenure, she partnered closely with the CEO and executive team to help scale the company from 2 to more than 800 employees, secure over $500 million in investment, and grow Axiom into an enterprise valued at over $1 billion.
In addition to aerospace leadership, Woodley previously served as Chief Strategic Officer, General Counsel and Board Secretary for US Medical Innovations LLC, where she supported core corporate infrastructure, enabling development of new life-saving plasma technologies. Earlier in her career, she was a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co., and an attorney at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, specializing in leveraged finance.
“I could not be more excited to welcome Alicia Woodley to Hydrosat as our new Chief of Corporate Operations and General Counsel. Alicia brings a proven record of leadership in the space and technology sectors in helping high-growth organizations scale, making her uniquely equipped to build on the momentum Hydrosat has created.”
Hydrosat delivers daily, high-frequency thermal infrared imagery that captures temperature patterns at sub-field-scale. Its data powers several key commercial applications, including vegetation monitoring, irrigation optimization, and agricultural water-use measurement. With a constellation collecting thermal imagery over more than 10 million km² per day the company delivers continuous, machine-readable surface temperature data optimized for AI-driven analytics. Additionally, Hydrosat’s high-frequency thermal infrared imagery can provide insights critical for defense and security applications such as the detection of industrial activity and monitoring of movement at night.
“Joining Hydrosat means being part of a bold mission to tackle one of the world’s most pressing challenges – water scarcity. I’m thrilled to help evolve the operational backbone that will supercharge our growth and bring cutting-edge climate resilience and food security solutions to support both current and future generations”
Since its founding, Hydrosat has steadily grown its business and delivered industry-leading surface temperature data products across more than 10 million acres of farmland in over 60 countries. Most recently, the company raised $60 million in Series B funding to expand its satellite constellation and scale its Water & Crop Solutions platform, reinforcing its position as a global leader in satellite-derived thermal data and analytics.
About Hydrosat
Hydrosat is the leading deep tech company leveraging thermal imagery to measure water stress and increase agricultural productivity. Hydrosat currently monitors millions of hectares for customers such as NOAA, NRO, Bayer, SupPlant, and Nutradrip, who trust the company’s high-resolution, timely satellite thermal imagery to deliver advanced analytics that convey precise crop yield forecasts and improved irrigation tools to financial and agribusiness customers around the globe. For more information, please visit www.hydrosat.com
Hydrosat Press Contact:
Christine Vlachou
Sr. Marketing & Communications Manager
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