Leadership Team

The leadership team combines engineering depth with strategic market insight across BAA International's two practices – Earth Observation and SpaceTech commercialisation, and geotechnical engineering and infrastructure resilience.

Dr Alexander Barinov

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Expert in geotechnical engineering and infrastructure risk management, with a strong track record in international trade, deep experience in natural-hazard mitigation and representing leading engineering technologies across Europe and Asia. Sets BAA International's engineering and strategic direction and runs the firm's operations – building and scaling organisations, managing distributed teams and finance, and translating infrastructure-resilience expertise into commercial ventures across civil and mining sectors.

Elena Ash

Partner | EO & SpaceTech Commercialisation

Over fifteen years on the commercial side of Earth Observation, from the inside of how the European market formed, through enterprise contracts, satellite operators and ground-station networks. Leads EO and SpaceTech commercialisation strategy at BAA International and runs the firm's commercial engagements: revenue and go-to-market sprints, commercial due diligence and investor-readiness, assessing where technical capability can translate into customers, revenue and scalable market adoption.

Advisory Network

BAA International collaborates with a curated international advisory network of domain specialists, engaged selectively based on project scope, technical depth and market requirements.

Claire (Liwen) Zhu

Advisory Contributor | Venture Capital & Fundraising Strategy

Venture capital professional with over ten years of investment experience and a founder background, having raised nearly €1 million in pre-seed funding. Brings dual-perspective expertise in fundraising strategy and investor relations to BAA International's Advisory Network.

Dr Valerie Weinzierl

Advisory Contributor | ESG Strategy & Governance

Advisor with over twenty-five years at the intersection of business, policy and sustainability, with senior roles at the World Economic Forum and academic engagement at the University of Geneva. Brings cross-sector expertise in governance, stakeholder alignment and ESG strategy to BAA International's advisory network.

Dr Dmitry Payson

Advisory Contributor | Space Economy and Governance

Researcher and practitioner in international space economy, public-private interplay and space governance, and contributor to The Oxford Handbook of the New Space Economy (2026). Brings cross-sector expertise in public governance, PPP and the space economy, supporting clients navigating the institutional and regulatory dimensions of the space market.

Selective Engagement

Each expert is chosen for a specific project based on technical depth, market knowledge and relevance to the client's challenge.

Cross-Domain Integration

Engineering, geospatial and SpaceTech expertise is brought together within a single project framework instead of separate workstreams.

Flexible Structuring

Engagements are structured around what the project needs, from focused advisory input to sustained project collaboration.

International Reach

The network spans multiple geographies and specialised domains, enabling cross-border projects and market expansion support.

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