Luna Innovations Incorporated announced the appointment of Kevin Ilcisin as its new Chief Executive Officer. Effective August 1, 2024, Mr. Ilcisin will assume his new role as the CEO of the Company. Mr. Ilcisin has been a strategic advisor to the Company since April 2024, bringing a wealth of experience, industry knowledge and strategic leadership.
Mr. Ilcisin is the co-founder of the advisory firm Juniper Strategies. Previously, Mr. Ilcisin served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at National Instruments, where he was responsible for corporate strategy and led all of National Instruments? acquisitions and divestitures.
Prior to National Instruments, Mr. Ilcisin was the Chief Technology officer of Tektronix, a subsidiary of Fortive, a spin-off of Danaher Corporation, where he managed strategic planning and technology growth initiatives. Mr. Ilcisin has also held several executive roles in the semiconductor equipment, consumer electronics, and energy research industries. Mr. Ilcisin holds a Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in Plasma Physics from Princeton University and B.Sc.
in Electrical Engineering with Distinction from the University of Alberta.