Carl Marchetto

Polaris Associates, LLC provides comprehensive business development consulting, strategic planning, knowledge management and inclusive intelligence services to the aerospace and defense sectors. We also offer business development; capture management and operations assessments to further enhance business potential. Board of Director and senior advisory councils are also supported. We bring extensive experience, a wide network of contacts and key domain knowledge to support your critical business decisions.

Most recently, Carl was tapped to lead the newly formed $1.7 billion Space Systems Group, a publicly reported business segment of Alliant Techsystems. As President of the Group and Senior Vice President of the parent company, Carl provided industry expertise and strategic leadership in preparing for the planned acquisition of a $1.3 billion Canadian satellite/space systems company as the central component of the new line of business. Although the acquisition was halted by the Canadian government, under Carl’s leadership the Space Systems Group exceeded its revenue goals for the year and put in place a strategic three-year plan to transition from hardware manufacturer to full-service systems provider.

Previously, as Executive VP and General Manager of the Space Systems Group at Orbital Sciences Corporation, Carl landed record-breaking multi-satellite contracts and propelled the company into a new market segment in the government sector. He was a key factor in Orbital’s growth surge from $1.7B million to $2 billion revenue in less than in sixteen months.