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Shield Ai Appoints Gary Steele As CEO, Ryan Tseng As Co Founder and President

Mar 12, 2025•5 months ago

Position

Founder

Company

Shield AI

Ryan Tseng

San Diego

Description

Shield AI announced a leadership transition to accelerate the company's next phase of growth. Gary Steele, a seasoned technology executive, will join as CEO on May 13, 2025. Ryan Tseng, after a decade as CEO, will transition into Co-Founder and President to focus on driving senior level engagement with US and foreign policy and defense leaders, as well as with aerospace and defense companies.

Company Information

Company

Shield AI

Location

600 WEST BROADWAY

San Diego, California, United States

About

Shield AI is redefining what is possible for defense and commercial unmanned systems, building self-driving technology that enables intelligent teams of systems to execute complex operations without GPS, communications, or remote pilots. Put simply – we're building the world's best AIpilots. We are a mission driven company founded to protect service members and civilians with artificially intelligent systems. Shield AI is a venture-backed company built around a team of proven executives, warfighters with relevant national security experience, and world-class AI engineers. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA with satellite offices across the United States. Shield AI's products and people are currently in the field actively supporting operations with the US Department of Defense and allies. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on Twitter and LinkedIn

Company News

(10 articles)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

News | RTX and Shield AI partner to develop new defense capabilities - RTX

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Shield AI’s Ryan Tseng on Building an Autonomous Future for the DOD - CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Shield AI V-BAT Selected by Netherlands Ministry of Defence to Equip Navy and Marine Corps - PR Newswire

Tue, 13 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

How A Grisly Injury Threw $5 Billion Drone Startup Shield AI Off Course - Forbes

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Shield AI to train Ukrainians on jam-resistant drones - Defense One

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Booz Allen and Shield AI Partnership Brings New Autonomous Airborne Solutions to U.S. Military - Business Wire

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Shield AI Boosts AI Pilot Training with Crowdbotics’ DDR Software Acquisition - uasweekly.com

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Shield AI raises $240M at $5.3B valuation to scale Hivemind Enterprise, an AI-powered autonomy developer platform - PR Newswire

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Shield AI Cofounder Says the US Military Needs More Affordable Drones - Business Insider

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Palantir to invest in drone start-up Shield AI at $5 bn valuation- The Information By Investing.com - Investing.com

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