SPARKS, Nev., August 06, 2021 – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Chairwoman, President and Owner Eren Ozmen, has again been featured in Forbes as one of America’s Most Successful Self-Made Women. Now in its seventh year, the annual list ranks the country’s top female entrepreneurs, executives and influencers. This is Ozmen’s seventh appearance on the list.
This year’s list of self-made women represents nearly all sectors of the American economy—from music and manufacturing to science and software development.
“I’m humbled to be honored among such remarkable women,” Ozmen said. “Each one of these women are proof that you can achieve anything if you have the courage to chase your dreams, work hard and always strive to be just a little better than the day before.”
In June, Ozmen launched Sierra Space, a commercial space company and subsidiary to SNC. The new company’s unique technologies and “space-as-a-service” business model facilitate growth in the new space economy.
Set to launch next year, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® spaceplane will bring runway landings back for NASA missions after a 10-year pause following the last Shuttle landing in 2011. The company’s Sierra Space Station and the expandable LIFE™ habitat is a modular, scalable destination that can be used for a variety of commercial activities ranging from manufacturing to agriculture and even film production in space.
“Space is increasingly critical to life on Earth and our lives depend so much on space now,” Ozmen said. “It’s truly exciting to be at the forefront of innovations in space, blazing a new path to deliver services that will make space more accessible for all and have a lasting impact on Earth and humanity.”
Ozmen’s vision for making a positive impact extends beyond the walls of her companies. Through the Ozmen Foundation, she supports a variety of causes including STEM initiatives and cancer-related medical research. She also founded the Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship and the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies at her alma mater, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Ozmen also received an honorary doctorate from UNR in 2016.
In June, Ozmen was included in the inaugural Forbes “50 Over 50” list alongside iconic female leaders including Vice President Kamala Harris, Madeleine Albright, Arianna Huffington and Cathie Wood. Earlier this year, Ozmen was also included in Forbes’ “Most Successful Couples” list with her husband Fatih Ozmen.
About SNC
SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for national security systems across all domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is at the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It's part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow. Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.