UAS Drone (USDR)

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USDR Top Dog: CEO and Director Grant Begley

Grant Begley is a global leader and advisor for the advancement of unmanned and autonomous systems, with more than 25 years of progressive successes leading and advising on critical unmanned and autonomous systems issues with the Department of Defense, other Federal Departments and agencies, NATO, Fortune 50 companies, defense industry firms, non-profit organizations, and for United States and internatonal commericial companies. Begley currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. Begley’s professional contributions to unmanned and autonomous systems include strategic planning and implementation, organizational and team leadership, program management, technology leadership, business development, policy and plans. He has held positions of significant leadership in the areas of next generation unmanned and autonomous systems capabilities at Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and with the U.S. Government. Begley has served as Pentagon Senior Advisor to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, advising on and leading decisive key initiatives, resulting in the development of policy, enhanced operations, enabled interdependencies and streamlined acquisition for the fielding of United States and international unmanned systems successes. Begley has served as an executive member on senior service and national advisory boards to include the Chief of Naval Operations – Naval Strategies Studies Group – The Unmanned Imperative, the Naval Research Advisor Committee for Unmanned Systems, and the National Hypersonic Committee. Begley served in the United States Navy for 26 years. Designated as a Navy Fighter Top Gun, Begley flew many operational and combat missions before assignment to lead development and management of next generation manned fighter aircraft, unmanned and autonomous systems, weapon systems, stealth, counterstealth, and joint executive acquisition assignments. Begley is Professional Certified by the Department of Defense Acquisition Community: Executive Program Management; Program Management; Classified Program Management; Systems Planning for Research and Development. He is also certified by the University of Virignia Darden Business School in Executive Program Management and certified by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Executive Technical Management. Begley earned a master’s degrees in Aerospace and Aeronautic Engineering from the Naval Post-Graduate School and a bachelor’s degree in General Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. Begley and his wife Peg raised two children, Grant III and Helen.

Biography source: http://www.astateofdefense.com/grant-begley.html