Dr. Vivek Lall is an internationally recognized aerospace and security executive whose work spans unmanned aircraft, advanced sensing, fusion energy, high temperature materials, directed energy, and electromagnetic systems. He is Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation, supporting United States and allied partners on five continents. He has held senior leadership roles at Boeing and Lockheed Martin and has advised the United States government on global aviation policy and strategic technology. Dr. Lall is frequently called on by allied governments, industry, and financial institutions for guidance on defense, energy, and national security. He serves on multiple international advisory boards, and is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution as well as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He holds an MS in Aerospace Engineering from Embry Riddle, an MBA, and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Wichita State University.