The Honorable Heidi Shyu appointed to the Auterion GS Board of Directors

“Heidi Shyu is a great addition to our Board of Directors.  Our vision is to enable a new ecosystem of unmanned aircraft systems that will provide expanded capabilities to our US Defense and Security customers.  Heidi has a wealth of experience in both industry and government which will be invaluable as we continue to grow our product portfolio and our business.” says Dave Sharpin, CEO and Chairman of the board of Auterion GS. 

Heidi Shyu has extensive experience in the defense industry, along with serving on numerous advisory boards and has consulted for over a dozen companies. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for Aerospace Corporation and Chairman of the Board for Roboteam North America and Plasan North America. Heidi sits on the Advisory Board for Levitate Capital, Catalyze Dallas, VK Integrated Systems, UCLA Dean’s Executive Board, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Defense and Aerospace Export Council. She is the CEO of Heidi Shyu Inc. 

Previously, Heidi was the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, ASA(ALT), from September 2012 to January  2016.  As the ASA(ALT), she served as the Army Acquisition Executive, the Senior Procurement Executive, the Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Army, and the Army’s Senior Research and Development official.  She had principal responsibility for all Department of the Army matters related to logistics.