Ali Dian

Ali Dian has more than 30 years of leadership experience in design and development, manufacturing, program management, sales and marketing for both the Department of Defense (DOD) and commercial industries. After earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University and a M.S. in the same from Penn State University, he went on to hold executive roles in several companies in the aerospace and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) industry. He has been vice president of business development at Sierra Nevada Corporation, senior director of development, marketing and sales at Collins Aerospace and vice president of product and business development at Athena Technologies among many other roles. He is known for building strong teams that deliver product excellence, revenue, profit, market-share growth and customer satisfaction. In addition, he has a proven track record in leading businesses in both high-growth and challenging situations.