Our Team
Logen Thiran
Logen Thiran is President & CEO of Antenna Research Associates, Inc (ARA), a company that designs and manufactures state-of-the-art RF subsystems solutions including antenna subsystems for defense, intelligence, and commercial applications globally. Prior to ARA, Mr. Thiran served as President of the Intelligence Communications and Avionics Solutions (ICAS) business unit of Leonardo DRS where he devoted 10 years of his career serving customers in the C5ISR market. He has over 25 years of business leadership experience in defense electronics providing mission capability for the warfighter.
Mr. Thiran has experience in private equity and venture capital investing, M&A, technology selection and investment, new-business startup, and business turnaround. His business expertise spans across working with government and prime customers in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
He has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University, and an MBA from Duke University.
Ash Srivastava
Ash Srivastava is ARA’s Chief Financial Officer. He oversees the company’s financial strategy, operations, and contract compliance as it advances strategic growth initiatives.
Prior to joining ARA, Srivastava served as executive vice president and CFO at kSARIA Interconnect, where he helped lead a $208 million revenue expansion over a five-year period. He also managed the financial integration of four acquisitions and formalized financial operating procedures across the company’s divisions.
Srivastava, a certified management accountant, holds a doctorate in finance from the University of Toronto. He also earned a master’s degree in finance from Concordia University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science in India.
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan is Chief Operating Officer at Antenna Research Associates, where he oversees company-wide operations while supporting strategic growth initiatives and integration efforts. He brings over three decades of experience scaling and transforming defense electronics and industrial businesses to the role.
Prior to joining ARA, Morgan served as Chief Operating Officer at Voyager Technologies (NYSE:VOYG), where he played a key role in driving the company’s growth and successful public offering in 2025. He previously held roles as Vice President and General Manager at L3 Harris, and earlier as Vice President and General Manager at Smiths Group.
Morgan holds an M.B.A from Trinity College Dublin and a B.S. in Business from University College Dublin.
Adil Karim
Adil Karim is Chief Technology Officer at Antenna Research Associates. He brings extensive experience in technical leadership and business development for complex defense systems to this role.
Prior to joining ARA, he served as Vice President of Strategy and Mission Solutions at Northrop Grumman, where he oversaw business development, investment strategy, and mission analysis across three business units. He previously served as Chief Engineer for Architecture Initiatives in the Department of the Air Force and as Science and Technology Advisor for the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence.
Karim holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, an M.S. in Optics from the University of Rochester, and a B.S. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology.
Bill Watson
Bill Watson has an expansive career leading, building, and growing companies. As Chief Strategy Officer, he identifies areas of growth by pursuing new markets and strengthening ARA’s presence in existing ones.
Watson’s career spans more than 30 years in all aspects of the defense industry, including engineering, manufacturing, and program management. Most recently, he served as CEO of RADA Technologies LLC. In this position, he grew a FOCI-mitigated operation to expand RADA Electronic Industries into the US market until RADA was acquired by DRS Technologies. Prior to this position, Watson served as VP of Sales and Business Development for L3 Technologies and Safran. He also brings 13 years of experience as VP or Executive Director of various departments at DRS Technologies.
Jay Abendroth
Jay Abendroth is Chief Growth Officer at ARA, where he leads growth strategy and business development efforts while advancing priority contract opportunities that leverage the company’s innovative antenna and RF capabilities.
Abendroth previously served as President of the Airborne Combat Systems Sector and the Integrated Vision Solutions Sector at L3Harris, where he led teams delivering sophisticated capabilities supporting complex missions. Earlier in his career, he served as Vice President of the Mission Business Unit and Vice President of Global Program Management at Mercury Systems.
Abendroth holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. in Bioengineering from Syracuse University, as well as an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.