Aleena Joseph

Biography

Aleena Joseph is the Innovation Advisor for the Netherlands Innovation Network, hosted by the Consulate-General of the Netherlands, Bangalore. She had served as the Co-Founder and Head of External Relations at Asia Pacific Oceania Space Association – APOSA, a sustainable space community development initiative. Under APOSA, she led the podcast channel Space Smurfs, as the lead podcaster for the channel.

She pursued her master’s in Geopolitics and International Relations from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India, after completing her bachelor’s in physics from Kerala, India. She has focused on various international relations topics with specific focus on science and tech policies, especially on space policy.

Apart from these, Aleena is a self-taught artist, in acting, painting, singing, writing, and also an amazing baker!