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Ryan Frederic

AOE Advisory Board
  • B.S. – Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech
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Ryan Frederic is a president, investor, and operator focused on building technically rigorous companies in complex, execution-driven industries. With a background in aerospace engineering, his career has centered on advanced engineering systems, autonomy, and applied decision-making, where practical constraints and real-world execution are paramount. Today, he leads and invests in businesses spanning aerospace systems, applied artificial intelligence, healthcare services, and technology platforms, with a focus on strategy, governance, capital structure, and translating technical innovation into sustainable business value.

Frederic currently serves as President of Ten One Aerospace, Managing Partner of Humble Rogue Ventures, and a Member of the Board of Advisors for Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG). Across these leadership roles, he oversees strategy, governance, executive development, and investment activities spanning aerospace, applied artificial intelligence, healthcare services, and technology companies. At Ten One Aerospace, he leads the development of advanced guidance, navigation, and control systems for spacecraft performing autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations. Through Humble Rogue Ventures, he works as an investor-operator, advising and supporting growth-oriented businesses across multiple sectors. He also played a foundational advisory role in the growth of Voyager Technologies, providing strategic and technical guidance from its earliest stages through its successful public offering in 2025.

Earlier in his career, Frederic co-founded and led Applied Defense Solutions, an aerospace and national security engineering firm delivering mission-critical systems across space, cyber, and geospatial intelligence domains. Under his leadership, the company built and scaled multidisciplinary engineering teams and achieved a successful acquisition by L3 Technologies. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech.