Mike Hirschberg is the Executive director of AHS International – The Vertical Flight Technical Society, the only international technical society for scientists, engineers and others working on vertical flight technology. He is the publisher of all society technical publications. He is an internationally known lecturer, frequently presenting on vertical flight at short courses, meetings, conferences and universities, and has authored over 100 publications and three books. Mr. Hirschberg was previously a principal aerospace engineer with CENTRA Technology, Inc., providing technical and program management support to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Office of Naval Research on advanced aircraft and rotorcraft concepts. Prior to this, Mr. Hirschberg worked in the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, supporting the development of the X-32 and X-35 vertical flight propulsion systems. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Mr. Hirschberg received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia, M.E. Mechanical Engineering from Catholic University of America, and MBA from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech).