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'''Andrew Gerber''' is Vice President for Capabilities Analysis and Assessment at [[Raytheon]] Technologies.
'''Andrew Gerber''' is Vice President for Capabilities Analysis and Assessment at [[Raytheon]] Technologies.


Prior to joining [[Raytheon]], Gerber was director of the [[Georgia Tech Research Institute]] (GTRI) and senior vice president of the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Andrew Gerber |url=https://history.gtri.gatech.edu/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=GTRI Historical Archive |language=en}}</ref>. GTRI is the [[applied research]] arm of Georgia Tech<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia Tech Research Institute {{!}} GTRI |url=https://gtri.gatech.edu/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=gtri.gatech.edu}}</ref>.
Prior to joining [[Raytheon]], Gerber was director of the [[Georgia Tech Research Institute]] (GTRI) and senior vice president of the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]].<ref name="gtri-history">{{Cite web |title=Dr. Andrew Gerber |url=https://history.gtri.gatech.edu/our-forebearers/dr-andrew-gerber |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=GTRI Historical Archive |language=en}}</ref> GTRI is the [[applied research]] arm of Georgia Tech.


Prior to joining GTRI, Gerber was the associate head of the Air and Missile Defense Technology Division at [[MIT Lincoln Laboratory]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Gerber Takes Reins of Georgia Tech Research Institute {{!}} News Center |url=http://news.gatech.edu/news/2015/08/17/andrew-gerber-takes-reins-georgia-tech-research-institute |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=news.gatech.edu |language=en}}</ref>.
Prior to joining GTRI, Gerber was the associate head of the Air and Missile Defense Technology Division at [[MIT Lincoln Laboratory]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Gerber Takes Reins of Georgia Tech Research Institute {{!}} News Center |url=http://news.gatech.edu/news/2015/08/17/andrew-gerber-takes-reins-georgia-tech-research-institute |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=news.gatech.edu |language=en}}</ref>.


==Education==
==Education==
Gerber received an AB in chemistry from [[Duke University]] in 1979. From 1981 to 1987, he earned an MS, MPhil, and PhD, all in applied physics, from [[Yale University]].
Gerber received an AB in chemistry from [[Duke University]] in 1979. From 1981 to 1987, he earned an MS, MPhil, and PhD, all in applied physics, from [[Yale University]].<ref name=llbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ll.mit.edu/mission/airmissile/airmissilegerber.html|title=Andrew D. Gerber - Biography|publisher=[[Lincoln Laboratories]]|accessdate=2015-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721194435/http://www.ll.mit.edu/mission/airmissile/airmissilegerber.html|archive-date=2015-07-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Gerber began working at Lincoln Laboratory as a staff member in 1988, leaving in 1991 to lead space surveillance efforts and later lead the [[ALTAIR radar]] at the [[Kwajalein Missile Range|Reagan Test Site]] in the [[Marshall Islands]]. Gerber returned to Lincoln Laboratory in 1996 as assistant leader of the Air Defense Techniques Group. In 1997, Gerber began working with the Navy's Program Executive Office for Theater Surface Combatants as an intergovernmental Personnel Act appointee, where he helped stand up a new organization and initiated the development of a next generation of radars for the Surface Navy. He returned to Lincoln Laboratory again in 2001, and in 2002 he was named head of the Sensor Systems Division. He became the associate head of the Air and Missile Defense Technology Division in 2004, a position he held until he was selected to become the director of GTRI in 2015.
Gerber began working at [[MIT Lincoln Laboratory]] as a staff member in 1988, leaving in 1991 to lead space surveillance efforts and later lead the [[ALTAIR radar]] at the [[Kwajalein Missile Range|Reagan Test Site]] in the [[Marshall Islands]].<ref name=llbio/> Gerber returned to Lincoln Laboratory in 1996 as assistant leader of the Air Defense Techniques Group. In 1997, Gerber began working with the Navy's Program Executive Office for Theater Surface Combatants as an intergovernmental Personnel Act appointee, where he helped stand up a new organization and initiated the development of a next generation of radars for the Surface Navy. He returned to Lincoln Laboratory again in 2001, and in 2002 he was named head of the Sensor Systems Division.<ref name=llbio>


He became the associate head of the Air and Missile Defense Technology Division in 2004,<ref name=llbio/> a position he held until he was selected to become the director of GTRI in 2015.<ref name="gtribio">{{cite web|url=http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/history/our-forefathers/dr-andrew-gerber|title=Our Forefathers: Dr. Andrew Gerber|publisher=[[Georgia Tech Research Institute]]|accessdate=2015-07-17}}</ref><ref name="stepdown">{{cite web|url=http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/news/gtri-director-mcgrath-step-down|title=GTRI Director McGrath to Step Down for Campus Role|publisher=Georgia Tech Research Institute|date=2014-10-07|accessdate=2015-07-17}}</ref>
Gerber left GTRI in 2018 to become Vice President for Innovation and Strategic Pursuits at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, and became Vice President for Capabilities Analysis and Assessment at [https://www.raytheonmissilesanddefense.com/ Raytheon Missiles and Defense] in 2019.

Gerber left GTRI in 2018 to become Vice President for Innovation and Strategic Pursuits at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.gatech.edu/2018/06/05/georgia-tech-announces-gtri-leadership-change|title=Georgia Tech Announces GTRI Leadership Change|website=www.news.gatech.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref> and became Vice President for Capabilities Analysis and Assessment at Raytheon Missiles and Defense in 2019.


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Revision as of 04:32, 7 April 2022

Andrew Gerber
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University (AB), Yale University (MS, MPhil, PhD)
Known forAir and Missile Defense
Scientific career
InstitutionsRaytheon Technologies,

Georgia Institute of Technology,
Georgia Tech Research Institute,

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Andrew Gerber is Vice President for Capabilities Analysis and Assessment at Raytheon Technologies.

Prior to joining Raytheon, Gerber was director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and senior vice president of the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1] GTRI is the applied research arm of Georgia Tech.

Prior to joining GTRI, Gerber was the associate head of the Air and Missile Defense Technology Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory[2].

Education

Gerber received an AB in chemistry from Duke University in 1979. From 1981 to 1987, he earned an MS, MPhil, and PhD, all in applied physics, from Yale University.[3]

Career

Gerber began working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory as a staff member in 1988, leaving in 1991 to lead space surveillance efforts and later lead the ALTAIR radar at the Reagan Test Site in the Marshall Islands.[3] Gerber returned to Lincoln Laboratory in 1996 as assistant leader of the Air Defense Techniques Group. In 1997, Gerber began working with the Navy's Program Executive Office for Theater Surface Combatants as an intergovernmental Personnel Act appointee, where he helped stand up a new organization and initiated the development of a next generation of radars for the Surface Navy. He returned to Lincoln Laboratory again in 2001, and in 2002 he was named head of the Sensor Systems Division.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[4]

Gerber left GTRI in 2018 to become Vice President for Innovation and Strategic Pursuits at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems,[5] and became Vice President for Capabilities Analysis and Assessment at Raytheon Missiles and Defense in 2019.

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Andrew Gerber". GTRI Historical Archive. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. ^ "Andrew Gerber Takes Reins of Georgia Tech Research Institute | News Center". news.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Andrew D. Gerber - Biography". Lincoln Laboratories. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  4. ^ "GTRI Director McGrath to Step Down for Campus Role". Georgia Tech Research Institute. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech Announces GTRI Leadership Change". www.news.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-05.