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Sonny Tahiliani
Sonny is an investment professional at RTX Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of RTX, where he focuses on technology and strategic investments. Ventures, part of RTX’s Corporate Finance Group, drives innovation by investing in and fostering strategic partnerships with startups transforming the aerospace and defense sectors.
Before joining RTX Ventures, Sonny spent three years in RTX’s Corporate Chief Technology Office. There, he executed initiatives in technology scouting, cross-business unit technology road mapping, university research collaborations, and special projects.
Prior to joining RTX in 2019, Sonny was Head of Capital Investment, North America, for the UK government at the British Consulate in New York City, where he facilitated major international investment projects. He also brings four years of venture capital experience as Managing Director of an investment group, during which he structured technology investments, took on board roles, and served in interim operating capacities for portfolio companies.
Earlier in his career, Sonny was a senior equity research analyst at BMO, where he spent five years on the buy-side, focusing on public equities. Before transitioning to finance, he was an entrepreneur in the aerospace and defense industry, founding and scaling a company over eight years before successfully exiting through acquisition. He began his professional journey as a machine learning engineer specializing in aerospace applications, following an internship with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Education: B.Sc. Electrical Eng., B.Sc. Aerospace Eng., M.A. Political & Economic History, M.Sc. Technology & Strategy Leadership
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