Greg Knutson is a military veteran who recently transitioned from 22 years of flying helicopters for the U.S. Navy to director of business development for Airbus U.S. Space and Defense. Now a second-year student in the MIT Sloan School Executive MBA program and a Pat Tillman Scholar, Knutson works to advance autonomous aircraft technology ' while managing frequent travel, coursework and projects at MIT, and time with his wife and children in Houston. He also volunteers as a water polo coach, U.S. Naval Academy recruiter, and holds leadership positions in MIT's Space Industry and Venture Capital clubs. Working on, alongside, or in aircraft is familiar territory for Knutson. "I am the son of a son of a sailor," he explains. Third-generation military, he grew up in Houston immersed in a pilot's world: His father flew jets for the U.S. Navy, and his grandfather worked on Navy planes. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2001 with a degree in oceanography, Knutson completed...
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