Companies claim they must hire overseas workers because that's where their business is. The data says otherwise: AeroVironment Inc generates 72% of its $1.4B revenue from United States, yet continues to file H-1B petitions that displace American workers.
Base salary $879,071 • Stock awards $5,494,534. The CEO's pay package is funded by the same company that claims it cannot find qualified American workers for its open positions.
Revenue earned in the United States contradicts the claim that H-1B workers are needed because “that’s where the business is.” Source: SEC EDGAR 10-K, FY2026.
| Executive | Title | Base Salary | Stock Awards | Total Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahid Nawabi | President and Chief Executive Officer | $879,071 | $5,494,534 | $7,405,129 |
| Kevin McDonnell | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $495,019 | $1,576,623 | $2,533,968 |
| Melissa Brown | Executive Vice President, General Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & Secretary | $476,347 | $735,599 | $1,620,951 |
| Brett Hush | Executive Vice President Loitering Munitions | $387,512 | $646,732 | $1,443,999 |
| Trace Stevenson | President, Autonomous Systems | $404,715 | $675,620 | $1,425,019 |
SCT = Summary Compensation Table totals from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement.
| Director | Role | Age | Independent | Since | Tenure | Annual Pay | Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Philip S. Davidson | Director | 65 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | CS, A |
| Admiral Philip S. Davidson (Ret.) | Director | 65 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Cybersecurity Committee, Audit Committee |
| Charles Thomas Burbage | Director | 77 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Chair of Compensation Committee, Executive Committee |
| Cindy K. Lewis | Director | 68 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Chair of the Cybersecurity Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, CS |
| David Wodlinger | Director | 45 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Edward R. Muller | Director | 73 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Compensation Committee, Executive Committee, Audit Committee |
| General Joseph L. Votel | Director | 67 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | CS, C |
| General Joseph L. Votel (Ret.) | Director | 67 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Cybersecurity Committee, Compensation Committee |
| Henry Albers | Director | 36 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Hon. Mary Beth Long | Director | 61 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | NCG, CS |
| Mary Beth Long | Director | 61 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Cybersecurity Committee |
| Stephen F. Page | Director | 85 | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Audit Committee, NCG |
| Trace Stevenson | President, Autonomous Systems | 49 | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Wahid Nawabi | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | 56 | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | Chairman of the Board, Executive Committee, E |
| William James (“Trip”) Ferguson, III | President, Space, Cyber & Directed Energy | 45 | No | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement via sec-api.io.
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