Army Veteran Chris Hassett Joins Auria’s Public Sector Business as EVP, GM

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Auria has named Chris Hassett as the new executive vice president and general manager of its commercial and public sector business unit. The company said Thursday that Hassett will guide strategy, customer engagement and operational execution across the business.

Who Is Chris Hassett?

Before joining Auria, Hassett served as senior executive director for commercial software and services in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at ManTech. He also held the roles of executive director for operations within the Innovation and Capabilities Office and as director of innovation cell at the Office of the CTO during his almost 10 years at ManTech, according to his LinkedIn profile.

His private sector career includes positions at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and SRA International.

Hassett is an Army combat veteran who has served as a multiple launch rocket systems specialist and an information systems operations analyst.

“Chris brings a powerful combination of operational leadership, software expertise,and people-first culture,” Auria CEO Damian DiPippa stated. “His experience scaling technology portfolios and delivering mission-critical systems will be instrumental as we grow our commercial and public sector business unit and expand our reach across federal, international, and commercial markets.”

He holds a bachelor’s degree in information technology management from American Military University.

What Does Auria Offer?

Headquartered in Colorado, Auria provides command, control and communications systems and services for space and missile operations.

In May, the company secured a deal with the Space Systems Command to develop the cloud-based Joint Antenna Marketplace, which would connect satellite operations centers with satellite operations centers.