Gene Colabatistto
Executive Vice Chairman
Mr. Colabatistto has more than 35 years of experience in the global defense industry, and has held leadership positions in both the military and the private sector.
Prior to Athenix Solutions Group, Mr. Colabatistto was the President of CAE, Defense & Security, growing that business to over $1.4B. Before joining CAE, he was the Senior Vice President in the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Group at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) – a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services, responsible for the growth of their ISR and Cybersecurity businesses. Prior to SAIC, Mr. Colabatistto was President of Olive Group North America, a global, integrated security corporation. Before that Mr. Colabatistto was President of Space Imaging Solutions, the leading provider of satellite imagery products and services. He was also President of SPOT Image Corporation, the North American subsidiary of the world’s first commercial provider of satellite imagery. Previously, Mr. Colabatistto spent almost 10 years with Veridian Corporation, responsible for the growth of its engineering products, imagery, and signals intelligence business.
Mr. Colabatistto also served in the United States Marine Corps and was responsible for intelligence information systems and acted as the service’s representative for satellite and airborne reconnaissance during Desert Storm.
Mr. Colabatistto has an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and an M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California (USC). He is a member of the National Defense Intelligence Association (NDIA), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). And, Mr. Colabatistto serves on the National Advisory Council of both the University of Southern California’s Viterbi Engineering School and George Washington University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.
