Mark Aslett

Aslett was born about 1968, and worked at age 16 as a welder in Sunderland, England.[1] He received bachelor's degree in digital systems engineering from the University of Sunderland and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.[2]

His career began in software engineering at British Telecommunications.[3] Aslett worked at GEC Plessey Telecommunications, and other telecommunications-related technology firms. He held various positions with Marconi plc and affiliated companies, including president of Marconi Communications – North America in 1998. Aslett was president and chief executive officer of Enterasys Networks starting in 2003.

Aslett serves on the executive committee for the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)[4] and the Massachusetts High Technology Council (MHTC).[5]

Aslett publishes his opinions:[6]

• Changes needed throughout the defense contracting industry[7]
• The need for the aerospace and defense industry to make substantive investments in new technologies and innovations[8]
• How the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the defense industry to reevaluate how it does business[9]
• The importance of addressing the entire microelectronics capabilities ecosystem[10] critical to the nation’s defense
• The need for legislation that reinforces the importance of A&D industries and keeps them operational and stabilized in times of crisis[11]
• The need for making trusted, secure mission-critical technologies profoundly more accessible to the aerospace and defense industry

Aslett was featured in business publications including The Boston Business Journal, and SpencerStuart.