Coatesville native Matt Hostutler has been named one of the Top Department of Defense Executives to Watch in 2023 by WashingtonExec, a thought leadership forum for industry and government executives.

Hostutler is the Vice President and Director of Warfighting Systems Assessment at American Systems, a government services contractor based in Chantilly, Va., that delivers strategic solutions to complex national priority programs.

“Serving the Defense Department requires deep knowledge of its mission, providing secure innovative solutions and being a trusted, strategic partner for the nation’s top line of defense,” wrote Amanda Ziadeh for WashingtonExec. “As technology and the defense landscape evolve, so do the needs of agencies and service members to continue protecting the nation effectively, efficiently, and strategically. For WashingtonExec’s Top DOD Executives to Watch in 2023, we identified the best of the best providing the tools, strategies, and systems to do so, based not only on their accomplishments but on their impact on the defense community and their vision for the near-term future. These leaders … bring the experience, knowledge, and expertise the Pentagon needs to stay on the cutting edge.”

Hostutler, the valedictorian of Coatesville High School’s Class of 1995, joined American Systems in 2015 and has provided various services and solutions to the federal government, including research, engineering, and technology advisory. He has helped expand the company’s technology modernization portfolio into areas like quantum science, biotechnology, space, cyber, hypersonics, microelectronics, and artificial intelligence.

“Matt has done a great job building trust with his partners and customers by developing and leading complex and diversified teams to innovate and modernize the technology available to our warfighters and law enforcement agencies,” said American Systems CEO Peter Smith.

Hostutler possesses a bachelor’s degree in Meteorology from Penn State, a master’s degree in Telecommunications from the University of Maryland, and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University.

Read more about Matt Hostutler at WashingtonExec.