Founder & Principal Adviser
Executive experience at the intersection of aerospace, government and international growth.
Stephen C. Moss has spent more than four decades helping aerospace and defense businesses challenge conventional assumptions, open difficult markets and convert complex opportunities into funded programs and durable enterprise value.
Executive Biography
From Washington business development to multinational CEO and board adviser.
Stephen is an international aerospace and defense executive, board member and strategic adviser with particular expertise helping European and allied companies become credible, competitive and compliant participants in the U.S. market.
As Chief Executive Officer of AgustaWestland North America, he transformed a four-person operation into a 400-employee enterprise with more than $3 billion in business. He led major capture campaigns, built industrial alliances with leading U.S. primes, established a broad American supplier strategy and managed complex operations spanning the United States, Europe and the Caribbean.
Through Aerie Group International, Stephen advises boards, shareholders, investors and senior executives on U.S. market entry, government business development, strategic partnerships, industrial positioning, special situations and acquisition-led growth. His approach is direct, senior-led and grounded in the realities of how customers, governments and corporate decision-makers act.
Board Member · Former CEO · Strategic Adviser
“Respected for challenging conventional assumptions and creating practical paths through complex defense and aerospace markets.”
- Corporate transformation and enterprise value creation
- Major government program capture
- FOCI, proxy governance and U.S. subsidiary strategy
- Prime/OEM partnerships and industrial-base development
- Board governance, risk and management accountability
Career Journey
A record of building, winning and advising.
Chairman & CEO, Aerie Group International
Advises international manufacturers, governments and aerospace and defense companies on U.S. market entry, growth, partnerships, aviation operations and mission-critical program execution.
Sole Independent Board Member / Strategic Adviser, Mecaer Aviation Group
Advised shareholders and senior management on U.S. market entry, strategic partnerships, growth strategy, governance and M&A candidate evaluation.
Vice Chairman, AleniaAermacchi North America · Board Member, Finmeccanica Inc.
Contributed senior-level governance and strategic perspective across the U.S. operations of a major European aerospace and defense group.
Chief Executive Officer, AgustaWestland North America
Led the North American integration and growth of the merged helicopter business, expanded it from startup scale to more than $3 billion in business and secured landmark government and industrial partnerships.
Founder & President, The Aerie Group
Built an international aerospace engineering and consulting firm serving clients across government and industry.
Washington Business Development Executive, Agusta SpA
Booked approximately $500 million in U.S. Government business and developed an early specialization in transatlantic aerospace market entry and capture.
Board & Governance Leadership
Perspective from both management and oversight.
- Trustee, National Defense Industrial Association
- Chairman, International Student Conferences
- Board Member / Proxy Shareholder, ETI Engineering under DoD FOCI mitigation
- Board Member, American Helicopter Society
- Board Member, AgustaWestlandBell joint venture
- Independent board and strategic advisory work with international aerospace companies
Education & International Affairs
A career grounded in history, diplomacy and strategy.
- Master of Arts, International Affairs — The George Washington University
- Master of Arts, European and Diplomatic History — Villanova University
- Bachelor of Arts, History — Eastern University
- Former research associate, GWU Sino-Soviet Institute
- Vice Chairman, American Student Delegation to the Japan America Student Conference
- Assisted U. Alexis Johnson in preparing the memoir The Right Hand of Power
Operating Philosophy
See the market differently. Then make the difference executable.
Stephen’s work combines strategic imagination with the discipline of operating experience. He is most valuable when the opportunity is important, the path is not obvious and the organization needs an independent voice willing to challenge assumptions.
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