Wanda Austin, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Aerospace Corporation
Dr. Austin is president and chief executive officer of The Aerospace Corporation. Previously, Austin served as the senior vice president of the company's National Systems Group; senior vice president of Special Studies; and senior vice president of the Engineering and Technology Group. Before being named senior vice president, Austin was general manager of the Military Satellite Communications Division and the Electronic Systems Division. Austin earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Franklin & Marshall College, master's degrees in systems engineering and mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh, and a doctorate in systems engineering from the University of Southern California.