Industrial Advisory Council 2022-23
The Industrial Advisory Council (IAC), comprised mostly of alumni from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, reviews and addresses issues related to the mission and the vision of the School and serves as a link between AAE and industry and government. The IAC meets twice a year, in the fall and spring. It was formed by former head John Sullivan and met for the first time April 29, 1996. The current members are listed below.
Program Director
U.S. Civil Research & Technology
Rolls-Royce Corporation
Director
National Defense
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation
Director
Integrated Fighter Group Engineering Operations
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Department Chair
Tort and Insurance Litigation
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt
Executive Director, Engineering
Space and Air Systems
General Atomics, Electromagnetics Systems Group
Staff Engineer, Chief of Thermal Management & Aero Propulsion
Sikorsky Aircraft, Lockheed Martin
Senior Engineer for Complex Systems Design
Agency Technical Fellow
NASA Langley Research Center
Senior Northrop Grumman Fellow
Propulsion Systems and Controls
Northrop Grumman
President
McKinney Associates
Vice President, Strategic Accounts
Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc.
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Schriever Chair in Space Systems Engineering
U.S. Air Force Academy
Principal Director, Architecture and Design Subdivision (ADS)
The Aerospace Corporation
Director & Chief Engineer
Rapid Space Capabilities
Boeing Defense and Space
Private Consultant
Vice President (Retired)
TRW
Manager
Aerothermal Performance Analysis Department
Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls
Leader & Chief Engineer
Large Military Engineering
GE Aviation
Chief Strategy and Technology Officer
BlackRidge Technology International, Inc.
President
ERY Consulting