Surya Chhabra

Business Development Executive

United States1 yr 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Passionate about space economics and law.
Experience in e-commerce and community entrepreneurship.
Strong background in research and data analysis.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a space economics and research specialist with a focus on e-commerce and community-driven initiatives.

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Skills

Core Skills

E-commerce GrowthWeb DesignMarketing StrategyStartupsResearch SkillsRadio AstronomyLeadershipEvent PlanningClassroom ManagementPeer MentoringEconomics

Other Skills

ShopifyAI for MarketingMarketingStrategic PlanningData ScienceCARTACASATeam BuildingStart-up ConsultingProject PlanningAstronomyData AnalysisTeachingOrganization SkillsArchery

About

I’m driven by a fascination with the cosmos and a desire to build the future—both on Earth and beyond it. With a passion rooted in astrophysics and an entrepreneurial mindset, I’m exploring the intersection of science, innovation, and society’s expansion into space. My goal is to contribute to the emerging domains of space economics and space law—fields that will shape how humanity governs, collaborates, and creates value beyond our planet. I’m particularly interested in how business, policy, and scientific discovery can align to make space more accessible, ethical, and sustainable. Whether it's building ventures, studying the physics of the universe, or navigating the legal and economic frameworks that will define space exploration, I’m here to push boundaries—intellectually and practically. Always looking to connect with people working at the edge of science, tech, law, and innovation.

Experience

1 yr 4 mos

Total Experience

10 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Satvic movement

Growth intern

Mar 2026 – Present · 1 mo

Supporting e-commerce growth for India's largest community-driven health revolution — 8M+ YouTube subscribers and counting
Building high-conversion store experiences using an AI-native stack — Replo, Shogun, Instant, Lovable, and Figma Make

Web DesignShopifyAI for MarketingE-commerce Growth

Ocher studio

Growth intern

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Applying a revenue-first approach to community entrepreneurship — supporting artisans by building sustainable markets, not charity
Contributing to growth through market research, partnerships, and social media ideas at an early-stage craft startup

MarketingMarketing StrategyStartupsStrategic Planning

Liberal arts & sciences at illinois

LAS (101) first year experience

Aug 2025 – Nov 2025 · 3 mos · On-site

Oversee, teach, and grade weekly attendance and assignments for a class of 25 college freshmen
Orient students to the campus environment and introduce resources to promote success in academic, personal, and professional lives
Personally connect with students to support their well-being across all aspects of college life.

Classroom ManagementPeer MentoringProject Planning

University of illinois urbana-champaign

Undergraduate Researcher

May 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Advisor : Professor Leslie Looney
Analyzing ALMA data to study protostellar disk structure and dynamics.
Creating and interpreting FITS images, spectral cubes, and moment maps using CASA.
Exploring why disk features appear in dust continuum but not in spectral line maps.
Building foundational knowledge in radio interferometry and calibration.

Research SkillsRadio AstronomyData ScienceCARTACASA

Space generation advisory council

Economic analyst and researcher @ VENUS : MEON

Feb 2025 – Nov 2025 · 9 mos · Remote

Working as the economic analyst and researcher for the VENUS : Manned Exploration of our Neighbor project by SGAC with a team of PHD students and working professionals
Designing a proposal for a manned mission to Venus. This is something that has been tried to be done multiple times, we are aiming to make it more economical and promote research in areas of current focus
Work on making all the goals of the mission economically feasible through literature reviews, current economics of space missions, sustainability, risk analysis, Gantt charts and economic and business strategies
Connecting with industry leaders of space economics through the SGAC network in order understand the intricacies of the sector

Research SkillsEconomicsAstronomy

Founders - illinois entrepreneurs

2 roles

Head of Exploration

Promoted

Dec 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr

Leading a team to fulfill the goal of exploration team - to find solutions to potential problems seen in the student startup ecosystem. Making new team structures for more productivity
Recruited a team by going through multiple rounds of application and interviews
Implemented the next event of the the speaker event series : exploring entrepreneurship(education edition) - introducing students from underrepresented majors to the world of startups
Implementing a new job platform for student entrepreneurs
Running a podcast for interviewing entrepreneurs and learning more about their journeys

Team BuildingLeadershipEvent PlanningStart-up Consulting