Stephen Houghton

CEO of Swarmbotics AI

Stephen Houghton is the CEO of Swarmbotics AI.  Swarmbotics is a dual use company building swarms of low-cost, autonomous ground vehicles for both defense and commercial applications.

Previously, Stephen was the COO of Embark Trucks, a NASDAQ listed autonomous trucking company, where he was responsible for Operations, Strategy, People, and Legal.  Before joining Embark, he was the Head of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) Go To Market at Amazon (AWS).  Prior to Amazon, he was Vice President of Global Markets for GM Cruise, General Motors’ Autonomous Vehicles Division.  He has also worked for McKinsey & Co. serving primarily in strategy and operations functions, has worked on several technology startups, and has served on active duty as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps.  He currently serves in the Marine Corps Reserves as a Battalion Commander.  He has a Master of Business Administration from Stanford Business School, a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.