Joey Arora

Joey Arora (Mgmt’12) received the 2024 Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award, highlighting his post-graduation career achievements and societal impact both in the U.S. and abroad. Arora’s accomplishments combine entrepreneurship, innovation and public service. An Air Force veteran, he co-founded AFWERX (Air Force Innovation Program) to connect an ecosystem of entrepreneurs and innovators and accelerate results for Air Force culture change and technology adoption. He has received the Packard Award from the Department of Defense and the Federal 100 Award, as well as founded three companies. As current president at the Outpost, a consulting firm, he has helped over 250 companies secure more than $300 million in government contracts.