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Eric Ditmars

Eric Ditmars is vice president of Secure Sensor Solutions (S3), a mission area within Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, and is a member of the SAS leadership team. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2018 sales  of $27 billion and 67,000 employees, is

Christopher J. Pehrson

Chris Pehrson is Vice President for Strategic Development at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.  In this capacity, he develops business strategy and leads a team of business development professionals to promote the company’s full line of remotely piloted aircraft and sensor payloads

Vice Adm. William Merz

Vice Adm. Bill Merz is a native of San Diego, California.  He is a 1986 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering.  He has since earned Master’s degrees from The Catholic University of America and U.S. Naval War

Vince Tobin

Vince Tobin was named Executive Vice President, Military Business in June 2017, and is a member of Bell’s Executive Leadership Team. Vince leads the Military Business organization and is responsible for providing strategic direction, overall management and performance for all military programs

Maj. Gen. William Cooley

Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley is the Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is responsible for managing a $2.5 billion Air Force science and technology program and an additional $2.3 billion in externally funded research and development.

Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais

Synthetic Training Environment (STE) Cross Functional Team Director  and Deputy Commanding General Combined Arms Center – Training U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth Major General Maria R. Gervais received her Regular Army commission in 1987 as a Distinguished Military Graduate of

Rear Adm. David Hahn

A native of Tampa, Florida, Rear Adm. David Hahn graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with distinction in 1985, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, he holds a Master of Business Administration from George Mason University and has completed

Allison Stiller

Ms. Allison F. Stiller’s responsibilities include oversight and policy for Navy and Marine Corps research, development, and acquisition programs for shipbuilding, aviation, space, weapon systems, and communication systems. This portfolio includes oversight of more than 100,000 people and an annual budget in

Eric Chewning

Appointed in October 2017, Mr. Eric Chewning currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy.  In this capacity, he is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S) for analyzing the capabilities,

Mike Miller

Mr. Miller, a career Civil Servant and member of the Senior Executive Service, joined the State Department in 1998.  Since 2009, he has served in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and is currently the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Directorate of

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