Executive Team

The Astrotech leadership team includes management executives as well as industry and technology experts. Our experience and expertise are what separate us from other industry players.

Thomas B. Pickens, III

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Mr. Pickens currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq: ASTC) and has held that position since January 2007. Mr. Pickens also currently serves as CEO of the Astrotech subsidiaries Astrotech Technologies Inc, 1st Detect. AgLAB Inc., and BreathTech Corporation... Read more

Jaime Hinojosa

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Hinojosa joined Astrotech in 2015 and has served as the Company’s Corporate Controller since 2019. His previous roles with the Company include Director of Finance from 2017 to 2019 and Assistant Controller from 2015 to 2017. Prior to joining Astrotech, Mr. Hinojosa worked as an Accounting Manager for... Read more

Board of Directors

Thomas B. Pickens, III

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Daniel T. Russler, Jr

Principal, Family Asset Management LLC

Daniel Russler has more than 30 years of capital markets, development and entrepreneurial experiences, including an extensive background in sales and trading of a broad variety of equity, fixed income and private placement securities. Since 2003, Mr. Russler... Read more

Tom Wilkinson

Chief Executive Officer, Sonim Technologies

Tom Wilkinson is a professional advisor and consultant through his business, Wilkinson & Company, which he founded in 2014 to provide turn around, M&A and business growth advisory services. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Sonim Technologies (Nasdaq:SONM) and Cipherloc Corporation.... Read more

Jim Becker

Chief Executive Officer, Becker Logistics, LLC

Mr. Becker is the founder and CEO of Becker Logistics, LLC. He has overseen significant growth in its revenue by following the core values of integrity, quality, innovation, safety, competitiveness, openness, respect, and equal work life balance. He currently serves as a Chairman of Membership Committee for the .... Read more

Bob McFarland

Board of Advisors of Veterans Advantage

Mr. McFarland served as an Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) from January 2004 through his retirement in 2006. In this role, he advised the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on matters pertaining to acquisition and management of IT systems.... Read more