Shield Names Matt Ofilos Chief Financial Officer

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shield today announced the appointment of Matt Ofilos as Chief Financial Officer. Ofilos is a proven finance executive with decades of experience in national security and defense technology markets.

"Matt is joining Shield at a pivotal moment as we’re experiencing significant growth across every part of the business," said Gary Steele, CEO of Shield. "The kind of demand we see ahead requires a seasoned executive who has led complex organizations, and Matt has done that successfully across aerospace, technology, and critical infrastructure companies. I look forward to his leadership as we continue to build a generation-defining defense technology company."

Ofilos joins Shield from Parsons Corporation, a global technology solutions company serving the national security and infrastructure markets. He joined Parsons in 2021 and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2022.

Prior to Parsons, Ofilos served as CFO of Amazon Web Services' Worldwide Public Sector. Earlier in his career, he spent almost two decades at Raytheon in finance leadership positions across space, cyber, training and simulation, and air and missile defense.

“Shield has the vision, culture, and momentum to be a leader in the defense technology industry,” said Ofilos. “Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to help deliver the technology and capabilities our national security enterprise requires. I’m excited to join Gary and Shield’s mission-focused team as we accelerate our growth to meet global demand.”

Ofilos holds an MBA from Boston University and a bachelor's degree in finance from Babson College.

About Shield

Founded in 2015, Shield is a defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT autonomous systems, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, Shield technology supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.