Rafal Modrzewski
CEO and Co-founder
ICEYE
Rafal Modrzewski is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of ICEYE. ICEYE owns and operates the world's largest constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The company provides timely and reliable Earth observation data as well as natural catastrophe solutions for companies and governments. ICEYE is the first company that has successfully miniaturized a SAR satellite, making it possible to launch more units to reliably image any location on Earth, every few hours, every day. With its growing SAR satellite constellation, ICEYE offers its partners unprecedented satellite imaging capabilities, accessing any area of interest faster, more frequently, and at a lower cost.
Since co-founding the project with Pekka Laurila in 2012, which became the company in 2014, Modrzewski has been responsible for overseeing the organization's growth and implementing ICEYE's overall vision. He brings with him deep domain expertise in SAR engineering, and he has received the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 Technology award based on ICEYE's world-first achievements.
Prior to co-founding ICEYE, Modrzewski researched innovative products at VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) in the RFID and wireless sensing group. He attended the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland, where he studied Electrical Engineering and co-founded the Multimedia Technologies Science Group. Modrzewski continued his studies in Radio Science and Engineering at Aalto University, where he led the on-board data handling team working on Aalto-1, Finland's first nanosatellite.
Awards
• 2018 Forbes - 30 under 30 Technology • Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2020 - Techruptor of the Year • NSP - Executive of the Year 2019 • Polish Business Council award in the category "Vision and Innovation" (2019) • Finnish Engineering Award 2019
