Bill Hollister

Chief Technology Officer at Aegis Aerospace Inc.

Houston, Texas, United States

About Bill Hollister

Bill Hollister is Chief Technology Officer at Aegis Aerospace Inc. Location: Houston, Texas, United States.

Bill Hollister currently serves as president, Aegis Aerospace, Inc. Prior to this role, he served as the VP of Space & Defense Services, responsible for Aegis Aerospace’s portfolio of Space and Defense Services programs. Previously, he served as Program Director of the Extravehicular Activity Space Operations Contract (ESOC), which provided NASA the capability to conduct spacewalks from the International Space Station and Space Shuttle. Mr. Hollister later oversaw programs to develop and sustain systems that provide life support, environmental control, power generation, and mechanical actuation for human-rated spacecraft and undersea vehicles. From 1984 to 2010, he served in a variety of roles on the Space Shuttle Program. Mr. Hollister earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and currently serves on the Engineering Advisory Committee (EAC) for the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. He is the recipient of the NASA Astronaut’s Personal Achievement Award (Silver Snoopy), and the NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal.

Skills

  • Aerospace
  • Systems Engineering
  • Space Systems

Additional experience

  • President

    Aegis Aerospace Inc.

    January 2023 – January 2026

Education

  • B.S., The University of Texas at Austin
  • Bachelor's degree, The University of Texas at Austin