General Joseph L. Votel (Ret.) has served as an AeroVironment director since November 2023 and sits on the Compensation and Cybersecurity Committees. He is a retired four-star Army general with 39 years of service who commanded U.S. Central Command and, earlier, U.S. Special Operations Command. Following his military career he was President and CEO of Business Executives for National Security from 2020 to 2023 and is a strategic advisor to Sierra Nevada Corporation.