Eren Ozmen
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Aerospace
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Residence
- Reno, Nevada
- Education
- University of Nevada at Reno (Master of Business Administration)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
Biography
Eren Ozmen is chairwoman, president and majority owner of private aerospace and defense company Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC).
In April 2024, SNC won a $13.1 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop its next E-4 "Doomsday" plane, which would run the military's response to a nuclear war.
In April 2021, SNC spun off its space capabilities into a new commercial space company, Sierra Space.
Sierra Space, which raised $290 million at a $5.3 billion valuation in September 2023, is set to launch its first flight of a cargo spaceplane called Dream Chaser in 2025.
Ozmen and her husband Fatih, both Turkish immigrants, bought SNC in 1994 when it had just 20 employees.
About
Ozmen sold baklava and cleaned SNC's office building to put herself through business school at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Ozmen and her husband used their house as collateral to get a loan and take control of the company in a management buyout.