# AeroVironment Inc > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/aerovironment-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 32 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 9 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: AeroVironment Inc - Display name: AeroVironment Inc ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T19:52:57.002908+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.837 | | Directors | 10 | | Committees | 5 | | Governance events | 21 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:6 - Charles Thomas Burbage: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:7 - Cindy K. Lewis: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2021-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:8 - David Wodlinger: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:9 - Edward R. Muller: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2013-01-01. Committees: Audit (chair); Audit · Chair; Compensation (member); Compensation (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:10 - General Joseph L. Votel: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:11 - Henry Albers: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:12 - Honorable Mary Beth Long: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:13 - Stephen F. Page: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2013-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair (member); Nominating and Governance (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:14 - Wahid Nawabi: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2016-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:15 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: Edward R. Muller. Members: Edward R. Muller (chair, current); Admiral Philip S. Davidson (member, current); Cindy K. Lewis (member, current); Stephen F. Page (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:aerovironment-inc:audit - Audit · Chair; Compensation (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Edward R. Muller (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:aerovironment-inc:audit-chair-compensation - Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Stephen F. Page (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:aerovironment-inc:audit-nominating-and-governance-chair - Compensation (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Edward R. Muller (member, current); General Joseph L. Votel (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:aerovironment-inc:compensation - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: Stephen F. Page. Members: Stephen F. Page (chair, current); Honorable Mary Beth Long (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:aerovironment-inc:nominating-and-governance ## Executive leadership - Bradley Truesdell: Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:16 - Kevin McDonnell: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:17 - Melissa Brown: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary [CORPORATE_SECRETARY]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:18 - Trace Stevenson: President, Autonomous Systems [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:19 - Wahid Nawabi: Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:20 - William James Ferguson, III: President, Space, Cyber Directed Energy [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:21 ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Bradley Truesdell executive of AeroVironment Inc, effective 2025-08-13. Effective: 2025-08-13. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1vmx6bb6jk5lx - CFO_CHANGED: Kevin McDonnell executive of AeroVironment Inc, effective 2025-08-13. Effective: 2025-08-13. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:gjw3rw3z04yu - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Melissa Brown executive of AeroVironment Inc, effective 2025-08-13. Effective: 2025-08-13. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:vzv0o41krtwqc - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Trace Stevenson executive of AeroVironment Inc, effective 2025-08-13. Effective: 2025-08-13. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:l20y5b9033el - CEO_CHANGED: Wahid Nawabi executive of AeroVironment Inc, effective 2025-08-13. Effective: 2025-08-13. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:vy9l1o3o8p10 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: David Wodlinger seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:hjbtxv22uat5 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Henry Albers seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1pcago315mhjlz - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Admiral Philip S. Davidson seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:12jv9c0xfjtqk - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: General Joseph L. Votel seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:znz83g19dgvo6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Honorable Mary Beth Long seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ooddkulob5l8 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Admiral Philip S. Davidson member of Audit, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ai96daihl76y - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Honorable Mary Beth Long member of Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:olo7zdrx2gpv - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Cindy K. Lewis seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:f9i6bk1y9dj80 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Wahid Nawabi seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:bf5c3gyi2bxk - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Charles Thomas Burbage seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1htuwgezaj2ny - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Edward R. Muller seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:5zdffs15qv6g8 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Stephen F. Page seat on AeroVironment Inc, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:m0cbjy1z5dm8 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit · Chair; Compensation committee of AeroVironment Inc, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17zn15m1fzoyzw - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Edward R. Muller member of Audit · Chair; Compensation, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1dqi466181cmai - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of AeroVironment Inc, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:116zlomnxbniw - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Stephen F. Page member of Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1q52evx1sd8tg1 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/aerovironment-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:23: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:edward-r-muller","name":"Edward R. Muller"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:24: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:admiral-philip-s-davidson","name":"Admiral Philip S. Davidson"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:25: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:cindy-k-lewis","name":"Cindy K. Lewis"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:26: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:stephen-f-page","name":"Stephen F. Page"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:28: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:edward-r-muller","name":"Edward R. Muller"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:29: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:general-joseph-l-votel","name":"General Joseph L. Votel"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:31: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:stephen-f-page","name":"Stephen F. Page"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:32: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:honorable-mary-beth-long","name":"Honorable Mary Beth Long"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - Charles Thomas Burbage: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - Cindy K. Lewis: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - David Wodlinger: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - Edward R. Muller: Director, Audit · Chair; Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - General Joseph L. Votel: Director, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - Henry Albers: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - Honorable Mary Beth Long: Director, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - Stephen F. Page: Director, Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - Wahid Nawabi: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b. - Bradley Truesdell: Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2025-08-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8db306d670d781798170ff255671fdc8261169fc8b7b8568e7b9a0251828ad0. - Kevin McDonnell: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2025-08-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:076f7dc349d588805b1292b3103d57eb98deb6e28cb6da6651e61f62bfa1b324. - Melissa Brown: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2025-08-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:04318e204fb0c8a26df80edd5c03be5059fc7c109f316e1967c04763a733ad55. - Trace Stevenson: President, Autonomous Systems. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:19. Valid from: 2025-08-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5832299fe8a78d768e8f40f3c261fa3602438eab58a25033c5c9d994bb63885. - Wahid Nawabi: Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:20. Valid from: 2025-08-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:93d860195e1788d1e4284ce1a54b0c0815e726d320ce73cc94067743258fac45. - William James Ferguson, III: President, Space, Cyber Directed Energy. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:leadership_role:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7e7387b5fc5d6965a4d74e7130bc101823535c546a8793f0050ea6ac495de0b1. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair Edward R. Muller; Members Edward R. Muller (Chair); Admiral Philip S. Davidson; Cindy K. Lewis; Stephen F. Page. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_record:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - Compensation: Chair not stated; Members Edward R. Muller; General Joseph L. Votel. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_record:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - Nominating and Governance: Chair Stephen F. Page; Members Stephen F. Page (Chair); Honorable Mary Beth Long. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_record:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - AeroVironment Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7184a83651d639d65fed63df4d3a17aafe74a0c1b4b179cbf7391bc6bc5d3d8e. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7184a83651d639d65fed63df4d3a17aafe74a0c1b4b179cbf7391bc6bc5d3d8e. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7184a83651d639d65fed63df4d3a17aafe74a0c1b4b179cbf7391bc6bc5d3d8e. - Industrials. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7184a83651d639d65fed63df4d3a17aafe74a0c1b4b179cbf7391bc6bc5d3d8e. ## Committee Appointment - Edward R. Muller: chair, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - Admiral Philip S. Davidson: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - Cindy K. Lewis: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - Stephen F. Page: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - Edward R. Muller: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - General Joseph L. Votel: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - Stephen F. Page: chair, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:31. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. - Honorable Mary Beth Long: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:committee_appointment:32. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f. ## Security Listing - AVAV (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:a39ce65f-2956-477b-a584-e4ad552064b4:security_listing:33. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7184a83651d639d65fed63df4d3a17aafe74a0c1b4b179cbf7391bc6bc5d3d8e. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:7184a83651d639d65fed63df4d3a17aafe74a0c1b4b179cbf7391bc6bc5d3d8e: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ce334b5e6b7630473db449fcfadfe48b44075fca4e926993f5928f56158398b: [AeroVironment Inc DEF 14A 2025-08-13](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465925077059/tm2522088-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8db306d670d781798170ff255671fdc8261169fc8b7b8568e7b9a0251828ad0: [AVAV DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465925077059/tm2522088-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:076f7dc349d588805b1292b3103d57eb98deb6e28cb6da6651e61f62bfa1b324: [AVAV DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465925077059/tm2522088-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:04318e204fb0c8a26df80edd5c03be5059fc7c109f316e1967c04763a733ad55: [AVAV DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465925077059/tm2522088-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5832299fe8a78d768e8f40f3c261fa3602438eab58a25033c5c9d994bb63885: [AVAV DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465925077059/tm2522088-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:93d860195e1788d1e4284ce1a54b0c0815e726d320ce73cc94067743258fac45: [AVAV DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465925077059/tm2522088-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7e7387b5fc5d6965a4d74e7130bc101823535c546a8793f0050ea6ac495de0b1: AVAV executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:0cf88df82c8fc27918145fe090e54caba3aeacfc8db001954a50d3eadfec566f: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465925077059/tm2522088-1_def14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/aerovironment-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/aerovironment-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/aerovironment-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/aerovironment-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-17T19:52:56.79904+00:00; recorded 2026-10-17T19:52:56.79904+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.