Bridgit Mendler: Former Disney star of 'Good Luck Charlie' appointed as CEO of her satellite data startup

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Bridgit Mendler, 31, is proving time and again that the sky is the limit when it comes to achievements.

The ‘Good Luck Charlie’ star has recently been announced as the CEO of her startup Northwood Space. While expanding her formidable resume, Mendler is also a doting mother to her four-year-old son whom she adopted in 2002.

List of accomplishments of Bridgit Mendler

Bridgit Mendler rose to fame as a child actress with Disney’s ‘Good Luck Charlie’. Apart from being an accomplished actress, she is also a singer with several singles on the US Billboard Hot 100.

She has also earned her PhD from MIT and her JD from Harvard Law School. Her list of accomplishments is expanding as on February 19, 2024, she was announced as the CEO of her satellite startup company Northwood Space.

The alumnus of MIT's Center for Constructive Communications and Social Machines aims to mass-produce ground stations and other equipment to help smoothen data transitions, as per Evie Magazine.

Mendler once shared with CNBC, “The vision is a data highway between Earth and space,” before adding, “Space is getting easier along so many different dimensions but still the actual exercise of sending data to and from space is difficult. You have difficulty finding an access point for contacting your satellite.”

Mendler also shared the news on her X (formerly Twitter) account, where she said, "At @NorthwoodSpace we have our sights on building a data highway between earth and space. We are designing shared ground infrastructure from first principles to expand access to space."

Bridgit Mendler announces that she is a mother

However, Bridgit Mendler is not yet done celebrating her accomplishments as she also took to her social media to announce the expansion of her family.

She informed her four million social media fans that she is a proud mother to her four-year-old son whom she adopted in 2022 after fostering since 2021.

Sharing a snap of her bonding with her son, Mendler wrote, "The other news I wanted to share is I’m a mama to a sweet 4yo boy," before adding, "Started fostering in 2021 adopted near Christmas of 2022."

She gushed about parenthood and said, "I’m so lucky — being a parent is the biggest gift and most defining experience there is..."

Mendler is known to Disney channel fans for portraying Teddy Duncan on 'Good Luck Charlie' from 2010 to 2014 and appeared as Juliet on 'Wizards of Waverly Place' from 2008 to 2012. She also appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Lemonade Mouth' in 2011.

She is also an accomplished singer and released her studio album 'Hello My Name Is…' in 2012. She has, however, not released any music since 2017, when she dropped a few singles.