Meet Our Team

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Steve Alesio

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Previous Chairman of Dun and Bradstreet

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Will Roper

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Former Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, US Air Force

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Patrick Murphy

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Former US Army Undersecretary and Acting Secretary

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Mick Maurer

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Former President, Sikorsky Aircraft

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Warren Katz

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Previous Managing Director, USAF Techstars Program

Chairman

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Caleb Carr

J.D.

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President & Chief Executive Officer

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Derek Sikora

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Chief Technology Officer

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Ken Sunshine

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Former CFO of Virgin Galactic

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Shane Arnott

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Chief Engineer at Anduril Industries

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David Antoniuk

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Previous CFO at Manitowoc Company

Lieutenant General

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Paul Ostrowski

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Former Director of US Army Acquisition Command

Chairman

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Caleb Carr

J.D.

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President & Chief Executive Officer

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Derek Sikora

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Chief Technology Officer

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Derek Martin

J.D.

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General Counsel

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Kevin Campbell

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Chief Financial Officer

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Casey Savlov

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Executive Vice President of Industrial

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Chantel Friedrich

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Director of Aerospace Sales

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Hayden Hunter

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Director of Industrial Sales

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Lauren Dickson

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Director of Human Resources

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Angela Driscoll

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Director, State Government Relations

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Logan Goodrich

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Lead Mechatronics Engineer

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Justin Stootsberry

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Director of Finance

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Chris Pearce

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Director of Production

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Todd Apple

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Director of Supply Chain and Logistics

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Everett Mansfield

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Director of Customer Success

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Carl Riedlin

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VP of Federal Programs

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Elizabeth Courtwright

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VP of Industrial Sales

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Martin Garthwaite

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Chief IP Counsel

Honorable

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Daniel Bishop

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Previous Executive Director Air National Guard

Colonel

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John Lindsay

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General

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John "Mike" Murray

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Former Commanding General of the AFC

Major General

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Thomas Trask

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Former VP Commander, US SOCOM

Major General

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Garry Dean

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President and CEO of Excelr8 LLC

Major General

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Joe Whitlock

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Former Deputy Director for Global Policy and Partnerships for the Joint Chiefs

Brigadier General

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J Ray Davis

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Former Adjutant General of South Carolina

Brigadier General

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Carl Buhler

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Former Director of Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection for Air Combat Command

Brigadier General

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Timothy Daugherty

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Former Commanding General US Army Combat Readiness Center

Colonel

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Jim "Jinx" Jenkins

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Former Director Science and Technology Division; Director Experiments Division; Director Rapid Capabilities Office, USMC

Colonel

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Michael Hodge

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USAF Colonel RET, HH60 Pilot

Colonel

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Mark Conroe

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Senior Director Sales Airbus Helicopters North America

Captain

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Tony Hahn

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Former Chief of Staff USCG Pacific Command

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Matt Quinn

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Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Honorable

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Dr. David Michaels

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Professor, Former US Assistant Secretary of OSHA

Honorable

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Erin Conaton

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Former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness

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Emily W. Murphy

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Former Administrator, US General Services Administration

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Dean Thomas

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Managing Director, Ankura

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Joseph Maslizek

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Previous VP of Sales, The Manitowoc Company

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Robert Shultz

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Midwest Regional VP, Maxim Crane Works

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Bradley Boeher

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Former President, SkyJack

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Caleb Rosenberger

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Crane Operator and Rigger, Mammoet USA Renewables

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Andrew Bair

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Founding Partner, Sway Ventures

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Ken Sunshine

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Former CFO of Virgin Galactic

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Christy Ivler

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Ex office of US Army Research, Helicopter System

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Vincent Monteparte

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Former President Boeing

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Joe Massaquoi

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Former CFO Boom Supersonic

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Gary Peters

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Managing Partner of CES Investments

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Nicholas Frankl

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Strategic Advisor, Sway Ventures

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Jan Drake

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Ex Samsung, Disney, RIPL

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Marc Arnold

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CEO, Angel Corp

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Robert F. Hedrick

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Aviation Attorney, Aviation Law Group

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Scott Milburn

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Managing Partner, Sage Management

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George Laflin

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Houston Alumni Angel Network Chairman, Harvard Business School

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Brianna McDonald

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President, Keiretsu Forum Northwest

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Adam Philipp

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Founder, Aeon

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Samir Chokshi

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Managing Partner, Magara Capital

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Mike Stein

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Partner, Intellectual Property, Swan Venture Group

Diverse Company Culture

With backgrounds from UBER, Microsoft, NASA, and more — plus all branches of military service — team members have come together with one mission: to save lives. Today, Vita has offices in Broomfield, Colorado, Washington, DC, and the United Kingdom, with new offices opening in 2022 in Huntsville, Alabama and the UAE.