Sector: Industrials
Director information for AEROVIRONMENT INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Davidson | Director | 66 | ["Retired from the U.S. Navy after 39 years of service","Four-star Admiral and Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (2018-2021)","Commanded U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. 6th Fleet","Founded Davidson Strategies LLC","Board member of Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. and Norfolk Southern Corporation","Chair of the Board at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments","Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the U.S. Naval Academy","Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College","39 years of service in the U.S. Navy","Experience on military advisory groups","Insight into the needs of military-focused intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems","Extensive international business experience","Knowledge of international military customers","Service as a director of Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.","Service as a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation","Valuable corporate governance experience","Board leadership experience"] | ["Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee","Member of the Audit Committee","Member of the Cybersecurity Committee"] | 2026 |
| Admiral Philip S. Davidson (Ret.) | Director | 65 | ["Retired Navy Admiral","Founder of Davidson Strategies, LLC","Current director of two other public companies"] | ["A","NCG","CS"] | 2026 |
| Charles Thomas Burbage | Director | 78 | ["Former Executive Vice President and General Manager, Joint Strike Fighter Program of Lockheed Martin"] | ["C","NCG","E"] | 2026 |
| Cindy K. Lewis | Director; Chair of the Compensation Committee; President and Chief Executive Officer | 69 | ["Former Chairperson for AirBorn Consolidated Holdings, Inc.","Former President and Chief Executive Officer of AirBorn Consolidated Holdings, Inc.","40 years of experience in manufacturing industry","Experience in accounting and finance","Experience in supply chain and manufacturing","Experience in information technology","Experience in business development","Experience in distribution and general management","Former Chairperson of AirBorn from November 2013 to June 2024","Board and officer roles for the National and Southwest Chapter of the ESOP Association","Member of Georgetown, Texas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors","Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from The University of Texas at Arlington","Completed Executive Development Program at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania","Over 20 years of international business experience","Management, development and oversight of various types of technologies","Directly responsible for managing various key customer relationships","Led AirBorn through five acquisitions since 2002","Experience scaling and leading small businesses","Significant experience and insight in financial, operations and strategic growth","Over 30 years of experience in the Military and Aerospace industries","Extensive experience in regulatory compliance and governance practices","Oversaw ESG strategy and activities"] | ["A","C","Chair of the Compensation Committee","Member of the Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Edward R. Muller | Lead Independent Director; Chairman and CEO | 74 | ["Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GenOn Energy Inc.","Former director of public companies","Vice Chairman of NRG Energy, Inc.","Chairman and Chief Executive of GenOn Energy","Chairman and Chief Executive of Mirant Corporation","President and Chief Executive Officer of Edison Mission Energy","Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Whittaker Corporation","Director of Transocean Ltd.","Chairman of the Advisory Board of UCLA Institute for Carbon Management","Chairman of the Advisory Board of CarbonBuilt, Inc.","Member of the Council on Foreign Relations","Member of the Pacific Council on International Policy","Broad and extensive executive leadership experience","Chief Executive Officer of large companies for more than 15 years","Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel of Whittaker Corporation","Director of 11 different public companies","Extensive financial and accounting experience","Extensive international business experience","Recognized expert on international policy and energy development"] | ["A","C","E","L","Audit Committee","Compensation Committee","Executive Committee"] | 2026 |
| General Joseph L. Votel | Director | 68 | ["Retired four-star general with 39 years of military experience","Former Commanding General of the United States Central Command","Former Commander of the United States Special Operations Command","Served in Pentagon, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM","Former President & CEO of Business Executives for National Security (BENS)","Board of Trustees member at Noblis Corporation","Strategic Advisor for Sierra Nevada Corporation","Board Director with Minnesota Wire & Cable Company","Experience with DC Capital Partners, LLC and Helix Decision Science, LLC","Member of the Government Advisory Board for Insight Partners","Member of the Draper Corporation","Member of the Board of Governors at the Middle East Institute","Member of the Veterans Defense Project","Distinguished Chair of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point","Advisor to Ansys Government Initiative, Orbis Operations, LLC and NtelSec, Inc.","Member of the Executive Boards at the UPenn Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL)","Current member of the Council on Foreign Relations","Graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1980","Earned master’s degree from the U.S. Army Command and Staff College in 1991","Earned master’s degree from the Army War College in 2001","39-year career in the U.S. Army","involvement with military advisory groups","experience in military-focused intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems business","substantial international expertise","deep understanding of international military clients","tenure as a director and strategic advisor for multiple private companies","valuable expertise in corporate governance and board leadership"] | ["Chair of the Cybersecurity Committee","Member of the Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| General Joseph L. Votel (Ret.) | Director | 68 | ["Retired four-star Army general","Former commander of United States Central Command","Current Strategic Advisor for Sierra Nevada Corporation","Director of four private companies"] | ["C","CS"] | 2026 |
| Mary Beth Long | Director | 61 | ["Former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs","Former Chair, NATO High Level Group","Former Sr. Advisor to Lockheed Martin International","Founder and CEO of Metis Solutions, LLC","Sr. Advisor to AWS Global","Sr. Advisor Upsher Management Company","Director of two private companies"] | ["NCG","CS"] | 2026 |
| Mary Beth Long | Director | 62 | ["American foreign policy expert","entrepreneur","former U.S. Government official","Assistant Secretary of Defense","oversaw international weapons sales","law firm specializing in international defense sales","founder of defense and intelligence firms","Senior Advisor to AWS Global and Upsher Wealth Management","director for Red Cat Holdings, Inc.","consultant for international advisory firm","member of the Board of Directors of the International Spy Museum","member of the Defense Intelligence Memorial Fund","magna cum laude graduate from Penn State University","law degree from Washington and Lee School of Law"] | ["Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee","Cybersecurity Committee"] | 2026 |
| Michael D. Ruppert | Director; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 52 | ["Chief Financial Officer of ManTech International Corporation","Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Mercury Systems, Inc.","Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ManTech International Corporation since February 2023","Led finance organization including accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, and mergers and acquisitions","Served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Mercury Systems, Inc. from February 2018 to February 2023","15 years in investment banking and advisory roles at RSPartners, LLC, UBS, Lazard, and Lehman Brothers","Co-founder and Managing Partner of RSPartners","Over 25 years of financial, strategic and executive experience","B.S. in Finance from the University of Virginia","M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business","Executive leadership experience from roles as Chief Financial Officer of ManTech and Mercury Systems","Experience leading complex organizations and executing corporate strategy","Financial expertise from over eight years as Chief Financial Officer and 15 years in investment banking","Experience in financial reporting, accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, capital allocation, capital markets, and investor relations","Wide-ranging experience in aerospace, defense and government technology sectors","Substantial experience evaluating and executing mergers and acquisitions, financings, and other strategic transactions","Senior corporate executive and investment banker background","More than eight years as a senior executive of publicly traded Mercury Systems, including five years as Chief Financial Officer","Advised public and private companies on acquisitions, divestitures, and capital raising","Experience developing and executing corporate strategy and business transformation initiatives"] | [] | 2026 |
| Stephen F. Page | Director | 86 | ["Former Chief Financial Officer of United Technologies Corporation","Chief Executive Officer of its Otis Elevator division","Former director of public companies"] | ["A","NCG"] | 2026 |
| Wahid Nawabi | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | 57 | ["President and Chief Executive Officer of the company since May 2016","Former Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of the company","General Manager of the company’s former Efficient Energy Systems division","President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2016","President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2016 to May 2016","Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from April 2015 to January 2016","Senior Vice President and General Manager, EES from December 2011 to April 2015","Vice President, Global Sales of Altergy Systems","Vice President, Americas, and Vice President, Global Sales for C&D Technologies","16 years with American Power Conversion Corporation","significant executive and leadership experience","extensive knowledge of business operations","extensive international business experience","science technology and innovation experience"] | ["E","Executive Committee"] | 2026 |
| William J. Lynn, III | Director | 72 | ["Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leonardo DRS, Inc.","30th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense"] | [] | 2026 |
