Mark Stokes is the CEO of Magdrive, a company that specialises in the next generation of in-space propulsion thrusters. An engineer with technical experience in multiple deep tech industries, Mark now spearheads the commercial and strategic development of one of the UK’s fastest growing space startups. Under Mark’s leadership, Magdrive has grown to 40 employees with hardware in orbit and secured USD$12m of funding from top tier VCs and key strategic partnerships in space and defence. Magdrive successfully launched their Rogue thruster for its first In-Orbit Demonstration in June 2025.