Matt Vogt serves as Palladyne AI’s Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing and optimizing all revenue-generating activities for the Company. Previously, Mr. Vogt served as Palladyne AI’s Senior Vice President of Global Defense Solutions where he was responsible for strategic customer engagements, partnerships and program execution, business development, customer-funded research and development, and domestic and international sales.
Prior to joining Palladyne AI, Mr. Vogt spent a decade as a Business Development leader at AeroVironment, Inc., a global technology innovator and producer of uncrewed systems. During that time, Mr. Vogt’s business development efforts were focused on customers in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Defense Labs, multiple international governments and militaries, and numerous corporate entities. While at AeroVironment, he also led the MacCready Works business development market segment, a group focused on classified programs, customer-funded research and development projects, and merger and acquisition activities.
Mr. Vogt began his professional career as a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier attack pilot and later served as a Marine Special Operations Command Forward Air Controller and Joint Terminal Attack Controller. Mr. Vogt holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Southern California.