Board of Directors
Officers
Juan Rivera, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board
Board Member since 2009
Director of Mission 1 Advanced Technologies and Applications Space Systems Aerospace Systems Sector (Ret.)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Rudolf C. Montiel, P.E.
Vice Chairman of the Board
Board Member since 1999
President
Metropolitan Capital Partners, LLC
Jose Castellon
Board Treasurer
Board Member since 2022
Director, Engineering Talent Development
Aeronautics Systems
Northrop Grumman
Antonio Padilla
Board Secretary
Board Member since 2019
Director Information Services and Enterprise Services Integration
The Boeing Company
Board Members
Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins
(US Army RET)
Board Member since 2020
Superintendent
Virginia Military Institute
Karen Lozano, Ph.D.
Board Member since 2024
Julia Beecherl Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Nanotechnology Center and PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering
University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Ivan Diaz
Board Member since 2015
Director of FOS Training & Safety Communications
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Ann Q. Gates, Ph.D.
Board Member since 2025
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
The University of Texas at El Paso
Rita A. Gonzales
Board Member since 2025
Associate Laboratories Director and Chief Engineer for Nuclear Weapons
Sandia National Laboratories
Alex Lopez
GMiS Board Advisor
Board Member since 2010
Vice President Global Sales & Marketing Network, Space Systems (Ret.)
The Boeing Company
Ralph Rosato, Esq.,
GMiS Board Advisor
Board Member since 1996
Attorney at Law