Ibadan, 22 May 2026. – Hydrosat has appointed Alicia Woodley as Chief of Corporate Operations and General Counsel to help in the company’s mission to address critical global challenges in water and natural resource management, food production, and security by providing thermal satellite data and AI-driven insights.
Woodley joins Hydrosat following her time at Axiom Space, where she served as Chief of Corporate Operations, General Counsel, and Board Secretary. During her tenure, she worked with the CEO and executive team to help scale the company from 2 to more than 800 employees, secure over $500 million in investment, and grow Axiom into an enterprise valued at over $1 billion.
In addition to aerospace leadership, Woodley previously served as Chief Strategic Officer, General Counsel and Board Secretary for US Medical Innovations LLC. Earlier in her career, she was also a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co., and an attorney at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, specializing in leveraged finance. She consequently brings her deep expertise to advance Hydrosat’s next phase of operational and strategic excellence
“Joining Hydrosat means being part of a bold mission to tackle one of the world’s most pressing challenges—water scarcity. I’m thrilled to help evolve the operational backbone that will supercharge our growth and bring cutting-edge climate resilience and food security solutions to support both current and future generations,” said Woodley about her new role at Hydrosat.
Hydrosat delivers daily, high-frequency thermal infrared imagery that captures temperature patterns at sub-field-scale, powering several key commercial applications, including vegetation monitoring, irrigation optimization, and agricultural water-use measurement. With a constellation collecting thermal imagery over more than 10 million km² per day, the company delivers continuous, machine-readable surface temperature data optimized for AI-driven analytics.
“I could not be more excited to welcome Alicia Woodley to Hydrosat as our new Chief of Corporate Operations and General Counsel,” said Pieter Fossel, CEO of Hydrosat. “Alicia brings a proven record of leadership in the space and technology sectors in helping high-growth organizations scale, making her uniquely equipped to build on the momentum Hydrosat has created.”
In January, the company raised $60 million in Series B funding to expand its satellite constellation and scale its Water & Crop Solutions platform, reinforcing its position as a global leader in satellite-derived thermal data and analytics.
