Ms. Graupman is an Associate at AE Industrial and a member of AE Ventures, the venture capital platform of AE Industrial Partners. Prior to joining AE Industrial in 2022, Ms. Graupman headed the Program Management department at Knight Aerospace, where she managed the product development, production, and delivery of new mission systems for military cargo aircraft. Prior to Knight Aerospace, Ms. Graupman worked in key roles at multiple technology startups spanning from Project Management and Operations to Sales and Business Development. Ms. Graupman started her career with the University of Delaware’s startup accelerator, delivering programming, resources and advising to early-stage entrepreneurs. She is also an alumnus of Venture for America, a two-year entrepreneurship fellowship that serves to create economic opportunity in American cities. Fellows complete intensive training and spend two years working at high-growth organizations in emerging startup ecosystems.