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HawkEye 360 adds former CIA Director William J. Burns to board as Class II director
HawkEye 360, Inc.
- Board appointed Ambassador William J. Burns effective November 10, 2026; he serves as Class II director with term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting.
- Burns was CIA Director from 2021 to January 2025, the first career diplomat to lead the agency; Deputy Secretary of State 2011-2014; U.S. Ambassador to Russia 2005-2008.
- He is currently Senior Advisor for Global Affairs at Evercore (since June 2025) and was President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2015 to 2021.
- Compensation: $50,000 annual cash retainer plus a one-time RSU grant worth $400,000 vesting in equal annual installments over three years under the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.
- CEO John Serafini said Burns' expertise will support integrating signals-intelligence data into operational workflows for U.S. and allied defense customers.