Spike’s World Class Team

Building The Future Of Aviation

Spike Aerospace, Inc. has assembled a world-class team of executives, aerospace engineers and advisors, with experience designing, building and certifying aircraft at Gulfstream, Eclipse, Epic, Airbus and Boeing. Our team has gone from clean-sheet to first flight to production and has provided sales leadership, support and training. We know how to build aircraft, and we are using that knowledge to build the future of aviation – the Spike S-512 Supersonic Business Jet.

Interested in joining the Spike Aerospace team? Check out our careers page to learn more and view available opportunities.

Vik Kachoria
Vik KachoriaFounder, President & CEO
I’m the President & CEO of Spike Aerospace, a pioneering aerospace reintroducing supersonic flight — that promises to be quiet, sustainable and efficient. My background in aerospace, finance and entrepreneurship is helping to expand our world-class team of seasoned professionals, leading aerospace partners and investors. Together, we are designing and will bring to market the Spike S-512 Supersonic Jet.
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Tom Captain
Tom CaptainCorporate Development, Partnerships & Strategy
Tom Captain, retired Vice Chairman of Deloitte Global Aerospace & Defense group, guides Spike’s corporate development, partnerships and strategy efforts. He brings 40 years of experience and connections gained advising aerospace, space, defense and airline companies.
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John Thomas
John ThomasAirline Partnerships
John Thomas, former CEO of Virgin Australia Airlines and senior advisor to the world’s leading airlines, brings to Spike Aerospace his 40+ years of leadership experience in the aviation industry. Prior to Virgin Australia, he was Managing Director of LEK Consulting for 26 years. He now serves on the board of directors of Icelandair and Sky Service. In addition, Mr. Thomas is a Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company, Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners, Plusgrade and CAPA Centre for Aviation.
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Bill Boisture
Bill BoistureCorporate Development & Strategy
Bill Boisture graduated from the USAF Fighter Weapons School and the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School (the “Top Gun” school). But he is perhaps better known for his 35 years of senior leadership positions at some of the highest profile companies including as the former President & COO of Gulfstream Aerospace, President of NetJets, Chairman & CEO of Hawker Beechcraft. He brings his incredible leadership background and experience to Spike Aerospace to help execute on its strategy.
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Ray Benvenuti
Ray BenvenutiFinance and Operations
Ray Benvenuti is a senior executive and board member with decades of experience in finance, operations and advisory roles with private equity, aerospace and manufacturing firms. He brings his wealth of knowledge and insight in aerospace, capital raising, deal structuring, negotiations and management to Spike Aerospace.
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Russell Chew
Russell ChewFinance and Operations
Russell Chew’s distinguished career in aviation, technology and investment spans over four decades with executive roles at jetBlue, FAA and American Airlines. He brings his experience and acumen for aviation management, operations, public policy and financial strategy to Spike Aerospace’s leadership team.
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Shreekant Agrawal
Shreekant AgrawalEngineering Strategy
Dr. Shreekant Agrawal brings over 35 years of aerospace engineering and management experience including 29 years at the Boeing Company, where he managed and worked on supersonic low-boom research projects and strategic planning for technology development for future products.
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Brian Foley
Brian FoleyMarketing & Strategy
Brian Foley, a long-time business jet market expert, brings decades of marketing and business strategy experience to Spike Aerospace. He was formerly Dassault Falcon Jet’s Marketing Director for 20 years and is the current founder of aviation consultancy Brian Foley Associates (BRiFO) formed in 2006. His career began at Boeing as a flight test engineer and marketing manager.
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Wayne Gaulzetti
Wayne GaulzettiTesting & Certification
Wayne Gaulzetti is responsible for developing Spike’s testing and certification program to ensure that our aircraft will be approved by regulatory agencies. Wayne recently retired from the Federal Aviation Administration, where he worked in aircraft certification for 25 years. During that time, his projects included aircraft of all categories and from various manufacturers such as Airbus, Sikorsky, British Aerospace, Slingsby, Pilateus, LET, PZL, etc.
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Dean Wei
Dean WeiMarketing & Strategy
Dean Wei offers decades of marketing strategy insights gleaned from building and managing creative teams for Apple, Nike, IndiGo, AirB&B and others. His experience as a marketing leader for Fortune 50 firms has taken him around the globe hundreds of times. Prior to W+K he spent more than a decade at Apple as Creative Director for Europe, the Middle East & Africa …
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Katerina Barilov
Katerina BarilovFinance & Strategy
Ms. Barilov has extensive experience in aviation, structured asset-backed finance, and corporate strategy. She is also a Managing Director at Shearwater Aero Capital, a private financing company supporting early stage aircraft businesses. Prior to Shearwater, Ms. Barilov was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs’ Industrials Group in New York, focused on assisting top tier aviation, aerospace and defense clients.
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Sharief Fahmy
Sharief FahmyGlobal Development
Sharief Fahmy, Global Development, is responsible for developing key relationships with global aerospace partners, customers and government agencies. Fahmy is based in Abu Dhabi. Sharief has served as CEO to family office MGE, as well as CEO and Senior Advisor to Fairs & Exhibitions (F&E), one of the world’s most accomplished event organizers, delivering world-class aerospace events including the internationally-acclaimed Dubai Airshow.
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Kevin Novak
Kevin NovakFlight Safety & Training
Kevin Novak is leading Spike Aerospace’s Flight Safety and Training program. In particular, he is developing pilot training programs and flight safety procedures for the Spike S-512. He is a professional aviator and entrepreneur, with over 30 years of experience and 10,000+ hours of flying time. Novak’s background includes both military and commercial aviation.
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Rick Citron
Rick CitronCitron & Deutsch
Rick Citron is an attorney, business advisor, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He has contributed to the success of Spacehab, Inc., a public company which raised over $200M and has provided space station supply and low earth orbit experimental volume on 18 Space Shuttle flights. Citron also worked with Kistler Aerospace Corporation, a privately held company which raised over $660M to develop reuseable aerospace launch vehicles.
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