Tuana Yazici is the Founder, CEO, and Chair of the holding Tuana Group, its subsidiaries AeroAI Voyages and AeroAI DesignLab, and the nonprofit AeroAI Global Solutions. She also serves as Chair of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Working Group on the Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence in Space and initiated and led the Working Group’s flagship report, Balancing Innovation and Responsibility: International Recommendations for AI Regulation in Space (2024).

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Her work focuses on the governance of AI-enabled and autonomous systems in space, including liability, data protection, export controls, space traffic management, and the use of satellite technologies in judicial and accountability contexts. She is the author of multiple peer-reviewed publications in leading journals, including Law, Innovation and Technology, Acta Astronautica, the University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review, and The Space Report.

Tuana holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) with a concentration in Transactional Law, a Master of Arts in International Administration with a concentration in International Space Law, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Miami, graduating early from both her graduate and undergraduate programs.

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Her prior experience includes roles with the Space Foundation; the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Space4Women program; Harvard Law–affiliated research projects; and leadership contributions to the IISL Knowledge Constellation Project. She also served as Primary Consultant for the Prince’s Islands Working Group established by the Mayor of Istanbul, contributing to legislative reforms that eliminated horse-drawn carriages and led to the rehabilitation of over 1,500 horses.

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Tuana Yazici has spoken at international forums including the United Nations, the International Astronautical Congress, New Zealand Aerospace Summit, the European Space Operations Centre, the Space Symposium, and universities and policy institutions across Europe, North America, and Oceania.

In addition to her legal and policy work, she is an animal-rights advocate, an exhibiting artist, and a student helicopter pilot.