William Ballhaus

Director/Board Member at OSI SYSTEMS, INC.

Net worth: 6 M $ as of 2026-08-30

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William Francis Ballhaus is the Lead Independent Director at OSI Systems, Inc. since 2010 and serves as a Director at the U.S.
Space Foundation.
Formerly, Dr. Ballhaus was President & Chief Executive Officer at The Aerospace Corp.
from 2000 to 2007.
Directed NASA Ames Research Center in 1988 and was Director-Ames Research Center at the National Aeronautics & Space Administration from 1988 to 1989.
Served as Vice President-Engineering & Technology at Lockheed Martin Corp.
from 1990 to 2000.
Held director roles at The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. and was President-Civil Space & Communications at Martin Marietta Corp.
Also acted as Advisor at Astrolabe Ventures and Trustee-at-Large at Universities Space Research Association.
Education includes undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, conferred in 1967, 1968, and 1971 respectively.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
OSI SYSTEMS, INC. 0.17%	2026-07-19	29,475 ( 0.17% )	6 M $	2026-08-30

William Ballhaus active positions

Companies	Position	Start
OSI SYSTEMS, INC.	Director/Board Member	2010-05-04
U.S. Space Foundation U.S. Space Foundation Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates space museums	Director/Board Member	2011-01-31

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Former positions of William Ballhaus

Companies	Position	End
Astrolabe Ventures Astrolabe Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Astrolabe Ventures invests in companies in strong commercial markets with technologies that are relevant to the aerospace and related industries. They focus on nine sectors: information technology, communications, biomedical, environmental systems, smart manufacturing, man-machine interaction, energy, advanced materials and vehicles. Investments range from $3 million to $5 million over multiple rounds, with initial start-up funding as low as $250,000. They also co-invest with other venture funds.	Private Equity Investor	2011-06-29
The Aerospace Corp. The Aerospace Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Provides objective technical analysis and assessments for space programs	Chief Executive Officer	2006-12-31
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	1999-12-31
National Aeronautics & Space Administration National Aeronautics & Space Administration General GovernmentGovernment Provides aerospace research & develops satellites	Corporate Officer/Principal	1988-12-31
NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center General GovernmentGovernment A government center	Director/Board Member	1988-12-30

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Private companies	11
Lockheed Martin Corp. Lockheed Martin Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures components and systems for aerospace and defense use	Electronic Technology
OSI Systems, Inc. OSI Systems, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Designs, manufactures and sells electronic systems and components, optoelectronics & medical equipment	Electronic Technology
Martin Marietta Corp. Martin Marietta Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures missiles and other defense industry products	Electronic Technology
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center General GovernmentGovernment A government center	Government
National Aeronautics & Space Administration National Aeronautics & Space Administration General GovernmentGovernment Provides aerospace research & develops satellites	Government
The Aerospace Corp. The Aerospace Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Provides objective technical analysis and assessments for space programs	Electronic Technology
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates a laboratory in applied research, engineering development, education and technology transfer	Commercial Services
U.S. Space Foundation U.S. Space Foundation Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates space museums	Consumer Services
Universities Space Research Association Universities Space Research Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Facilitates space-related research works	Commercial Services
Astrolabe Ventures Astrolabe Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Astrolabe Ventures invests in companies in strong commercial markets with technologies that are relevant to the aerospace and related industries. They focus on nine sectors: information technology, communications, biomedical, environmental systems, smart manufacturing, man-machine interaction, energy, advanced materials and vehicles. Investments range from $3 million to $5 million over multiple rounds, with initial start-up funding as low as $250,000. They also co-invest with other venture funds.	Finance