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GINGER KERRICK DAVIS

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

As Barrios Technology’s Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Ginger Kerrick Davis drives our strategic vision, identifies goals and actions required to achieve this vision, and leads the acquisition of the resources needed.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Prior to joining Barrios’ executive team in 2021, Ginger served in multiple senior leadership roles at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC). Most recently, she was Deputy Director of the Exploration Integration and Science Directorate, a Senior Executive Service position.
She spent the majority of her 30-year NASA career supporting JSC’s Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) in leadership roles, including Assistant Director for International Space Station (ISS), Flight Integration Division Chief, and Flight Director (she was NASA’s first female Hispanic Flight Director). Early in her career, she was NASA’s first Russian Training Integration Instructor as well as being selected as the first non-astronaut Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM).

A PASSION FOR EDUCATION

Ginger received a Bachelor of Science in Physics (1991) and a Master of Science in Physics (1993) from Texas Tech University. She is passionate about inspiring others to pursue a science career and has given many talks about her space career to high school and college students.

As a proud alumna of Texas Tech University (TTU), she served two years on the Board of Directors for the Texas Tech Alumni Association and taught in the STEM Master of Business Administration program at TTU’s Rawls College of Business. In 2019, she was appointed by Governor Abbott to the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System, and she currently serves as Vice Chairwoman, and Chairwoman, of the Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee.

FAMILY

Ginger was born in El Paso. She now lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Sam Davis. In her personal time, Ginger is a keen runner, decorates cakes, and supports several Houston area dog rescues. She is a huge Snoopy fan.

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