CO-FOUNDER/CEO , ANDURIL INDUSTRIES
WHY: Co-founded Costa Mesa-based defense contractor and tech company that’s making new inroads into the Pentagon and foreign military authorities. Utilizes tech such as unmanned drones, optics and AI to transform U.S. defense capabilities.
IN THE NEWS: Purchased maker of solid rocket motor propulsion systems; also part of a consortium aiming to build a new tank for the U.S. Army. QUOTABLE: “The evolving unmanned aerial threat requires flexible, adaptable, and rapidly deployable technology approaches.”
NOTABLE: Spent nine and a half years at Peter Thiel-founded Palantir Technologies; one of the leaders of Cornell University’s Hybrid Electric Vehicle student team.
