Chris Hickey

Mr. Hickey has more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace and technology industries including a diverse background in defense, civil, and international markets with a record of high impact successes in profit and loss management, business development, mergers and acquisitions, corporate integration, and government relations.

He previously held the position of Executive Vice President, Operations for QinetiQ North America. Mr. Hickey served as Executive Vice President, International Operations and President of QinetiQ, Inc. where he was responsible for international business operations with particular focus on realizing the synergies within the global enterprise of the QinetiQ Group.

Mr. Hickey joined QinetiQ as Executive Vice President, Business Development before assuming the same role at the QinetiQ North America operations.

Prior to the QinetiQ Group, Mr. Hickey served as Vice President, Homeland Security for Honeywell International. While at Honeywell, he led multi-million dollar civil and military turbine engine business units in domestic and international markets. He also held a number of positions in engineering, finance, government relations, sales, and marketing.

Mr. Hickey holds a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He completed the Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security at the JFK School of Government at Harvard University and the Program Management Course at the Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Mr. Hickey is active in several associations; he served on the Board of the Washington Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association and was the chapter president in 2012.