Executive Team

The Astrotech leadership team includes management executives as well as industry and technology experts. Our experience and expertise are what separate us from other industry players.

Company Executives

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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Mr. Pickens, a member of the company's board of directors since 2003, became president and chief executive officer in January 2007. He is also the managing partner and founder of Tactic Advisors, Inc., a company specializing in corporate turnarounds on behalf of creditors and investors....
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

From November 2010 to July 2012, Mr. Kirkpatrick served as a Managing Director of IncuHive, LLC, a business incubator focused on developing early and middle stage companies in the mobile commerce and risk solutions space. From November 2006 to November 2010, Mr. Kirkpatrick served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Authentium, Inc. In that capacity, Mr. Kirkpatrick was responsible for all aspects of the company's financial matters, including financial reporting and accounting, cash management and financing. From January 2001 to November 2006, Mr....
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Vice President and General Manager, Astrotech Space Operations

Don White has been instrumental in supporting and then leading Astrotech's satellite processing operations since 2005. As Vice President and General Manager of Astrotech Space Operations, Mr. White oversees the subsidiary's rigorous schedule of processing numerous spacecraft annually. He is also responsible for expanding business services, improving profitability, as well as managing current contracts and assuring customers' needs are met or exceeded. Additionally, Mr....
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Board of Directors

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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Mr. Pickens, a member of the company's board of directors since 2003, became president and chief executive officer in January 2007. He is also the managing partner and founder of Tactic Advisors, Inc., a company specializing in corporate turnarounds on behalf of creditors and investors....
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Advocate, MD Financial Group

Mr. Adams is the founder of Advocate, MD Financial Group, Inc., a leading Texas-based medical liability insurance holding company, and currently serves as its chairman, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Adams also serves as chairman of the board of Advocate, MD Insurance of the Southwest, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. He is also a founding partner in several other companies including the Endowment Development Group, a Houston-based life insurance company specializing in placing large multi-million-dollar life insurance policies throughout the U.S....
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Managing Principal of Southeastern Capital Partners BD Inc.

John A. Oliva has 30 years of experience in the private equity, investment banking, capital markets, branch management, and asset management sectors. Since 2002, Mr. Oliva has been the Managing Principal of Southeastern Capital Partners BD Inc., a FINRA registered broker/dealer and independent investment banking and advisory firm. Since 2002, Southeast Capital Partners has provided financial advisory services, including mergers/acquisitions, underwriting and raising expansion capital to select mid-tier companies. In addition, Mr....
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Managing Partner, Discovery Partners International, LLC / Aerospace Consultants

From 1974 to 2005, William F. Readdy served the United States as a naval aviator, pilot astronaut, military officer, and civil service executive. In 2005, Mr. Readdy established Discovery Partners, International LLC, a consulting firm to provide strategic planning, risk management, safety and emerging technology solutions to aerospace and high-tech industries....
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Chief Marketing Officer, Malibu IQ

Sha-Chelle Manning is a founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Malibu IQ....
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Principal, Family Asset Management LLC

Daniel Russler has more than 20 years of capital markets, development, and entrepreneurial experiences, including an extensive background in sales and trading of a broad variety of equity, fixed income and private placement securities. Since 2003, Mr. Russler has been the Principal Partner of Family Asset Management, LLC, a multi-family office providing high net worth individuals and families with financial services. Mr. Russler has held portfolio and risk management positions at First Union Securities, Inc., J.C. Bradford & Co, William R....
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Astrotech Headquarters
401 Congress Ave.
Suite 1650
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 485-9530
(512) 485-9531 (fax)

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