Chad Neal

With 30 years in technology, my career has spanned from the front lines of defense systems to the forefront of cloud architecture.

I started my journey in the US Air Force working on F-15 Electronic Warfare systems, where I learned that the best technology is invisible to its users but mission-critical in its execution.

From there, I spent time at major defense contractors including Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman/TRW Space Systems, building systems that demanded reliability and precision.

At Boeing/Jeppesen, I grew from Infrastructure Architect to Chief Solutions Architect over 10 years, leading transformations that touched every aspect of aviation technology.

For the past 10 years at AWS, I've been helping enterprises architect their cloud journeys. Today, I lead the North American Solutions Architecture team for SWIM (Software, Internet, and Media), working with some of the most innovative companies in tech.