David Appel

David leads the AWS’s Global Government, National Security and Defense business. He and his team help customers realize the potential of technology to transform their organizations and fulfill their missions. In this role, he works closely with customers on their cloud adoption journey to leverage the most advanced technologies, delivering improved capability with efficiency and speed of relevance to the end user. David has a breadth of experience in program leadership, business operations, finance, business development, and strategic planning. Prior to this role, David was the Vice President of AWS US Federal and National Security. Before joining AWS, David worked for Raytheon Technologies for 28 years, leading teams that helped Defense, Civil, Intelligence, and international customers develop, deploy, and sustain integrated command and control, intelligence, space, and weather systems. Additionally, David led digital innovation initiatives, seeking to integrate the latest artificial intelligence and commercial software development methods into solutions. David holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in business administration from George Washington University. He is also a graduate of The National Defense University; Information Resources Management College Advanced Management Program and Chief Information Officer Program, where he graduated with distinguished honors; and the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Senior Executive Fellows program. David is a member of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute Advisory Board, the Alliance for Digital Innovation Board of Directors, and the Professional Services Council Board of Directors.