Jacob Whitish

As Vice Consul for Financial Services and FinTech, Jacob leads on financial services strategic engagement for the British Consulate in San Francisco in the entire Western USA. While Jacob's main focus is working with growing FinTechs and Financial companies of all sizes on both sides of the Atlantic, he also provides support to the wider tech and financial services community in San Francisco with ties to the United Kingdom. An active member of the Silicon Valley tech community, Jacob has spoken on several occasions about financial innovation and the state of global startup communities. A multi-time startup founder and early employee himself, Jacob brings a unique perspective to discussion, having been on both sides of the table and now sitting in the position of government.

Responsible for all global sales and marketing campaigns at Clarity, Jacob works across several markets around the world to build relationships, design strategic campaigns, and lead his team to grow Clarity to a truly unique global agency with the spirit and energy of a much smaller firm.

Previously, Jacob was Vice Consul at the British Consulate-General where he lead on financial services strategic engagement with growing FinTechs and Financial companies of all sizes on both sides of the Atlantic.

An active member of the global tech community and recovering founder himself, Jacob has spoken on several occasions about financial innovation and the state of global startup communities; as well as on the origin of Silicon Valley and how countries/cities might emulate its development to foster more innovation and growth in their startup ecosystems.

To define Space Tourism, one must make a conscious decision to consider space tourism in a wider context. Space Tourism is not confined to space alone. In the next decade as 'extraterrestrial space tourism' gains momentum, we shouldn't feel confined to watching and waiting. We can all enjoy terrestrial space tourism activities -- sometimes called 'astrotourism' -- , solar eclipsessolar eclipses included.

Valerie is the founder and editor of Space Tourism Guide.com, AuthorAuthor of Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to Astrotourism, and blogs on ValiseMag.com. She decided to start STG after realizing how many friends and family had never seen the Milky Way.

Valerie is the founder and editor of Space TourismSpace Tourism Guide.com, Author of Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to Astrotourism, and blogs on ValiseMag.com. She decided to start STG after realizing how many friends and family had never seen the Milky Way.

She has lived in Alaska, London, Seattle, CaliforniaCalifornia, and others. She has been traveling since early childhood, and made her first international trip in 2011. Her favorite destinations are London and Jordan.

She has lived in AlaskaAlaska, London, Seattle, California, and others. She has been traveling since early childhood, and made her first international trip in 2011. Her favorite destinations are London and Jordan.

Valerie is the founder and editor of Space Tourism Guide.com, Author of Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to Astrotourism, and blogs on ValiseMag.com. She decided to start STG after realizing how many friends and family had never seen the Milky WayMilky Way.

As Vice Consul for Financial Services and FinTech, Jacob leads on financial services strategic engagement for the British Consulate in San Francisco in the entire Western USA. While Jacob's main focus is working with growing FinTechs and Financial companies of all sizes on both sides of the Atlantic, he also provides support to the wider tech and financial services community in San Francisco with ties to the United Kingdom. An active member of the Silicon Valley tech community, Jacob has spoken on several occasions about financial innovation and the state of global startup communities. A multi-time startup founder and early employee himself, Jacob brings a unique perspective to discussion, having been on both sides of the table and now sitting in the position of government.

Valerie is the founder and editor of Space Tourism Guide.com, Author of Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to Astrotourism, and blogs on ValiseMag.com. She decided to start STG after realizing how many friends and family had never seen the Milky Way, and that space tourism was going to unlock the next great travel destination: space!

She has lived all over: Alaska, London, Seattle, California… and everywhere in between! She has been traveling since early childhood, and made her first international trip in 2011. Her favorite destinations are London and Jordan.

It is believed that the night sky creates an intrinsic sense of awe in every human; the stars provide context and scale for the planet, and our individual place on earth, in space, and in time. When we look at the stars, we realize how small we are -- and how important our planet is as our home.

Google is kind enough to suggest that space tourism is "the practice of traveling into space for recreational purposes." Wikipedia adds on "leisure or business purposes" to the definition. At its core, the definition of space tourism focuses on going to space for fun.

To define Space Tourism, one must make a conscious decision to consider space tourism in a wider context. Space Tourism is not -- and should not be -- confined to space alone. In the next decade as 'extraterrestrial space tourism' gains momentum, we shouldn't feel confined to watching and waiting. We can all enjoy terrestrial space tourism activities -- sometimes called 'astrotourism' -- , solar eclipses included.

Space Should Be Accessible to Everyone. There is an attitude that space is only accessible to the super-rich. We do not believe this is true. Any human on the planet can have a space experience, and we work to create the resources to help them do so. In the long term, we hope to provide financial assistance for space-based experiences.

The Solar Eclipse is one of the Year's Biggest Events -- Yes, it's Space Tourism too.