XPRIZE Foundation CEO Anousheh Ansari
In Space, I Felt a Sense of Freedom
Anousheh Ansari is the CEO of XPRIZE, a nonprofit that organizes multi-million-dollar competitions to support scientific innovation that benefits humanity. She is the first female private space explorer and first Muslim woman in space. Before sitting on the panel for “What Makes a Great California Idea?,” part of the inaugural CalMatters Ideas Festival, she joined us in the green room to talk about the “spinning chair” training, Persian cuisine, and exploring space.
