Erringer Helbling
2021 Next Gen National Security Fellow
Chief Executive Officer, Demati
Erringer Helbling is the Chief Executive Officer of Demati, a firm that advises executive teams in both public and private sectors. She advises the US Space Force and other organizations critical to global security.
Previously, she served as the Vice President, Federal at Altana Technologies, who she still advises today. Altana empowers governments, logistics providers, and enterprises with a living map of the global supply chain. Erringer’s career has focused on bridging the public and private divide through technology and communities — spanning government service, commercial startups, research institutions, and nonprofits. She also worked with HawkEye 360 to launch a first-to-market space technology and scale their solutions to support their global customer portfolio.
She has served as a leader and advisor to a range of organizations in both the private and public sectors, including the US Army, SpaceX, the White House, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). Erringer began her career as a commissioned engineer officer in the US Army at Ft. Liberty, North Carolina.
She holds a BS and MSE in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy and Johns Hopkins. Part-time, she serves as the Co-Founder and Chair of the Board for the Command Purpose Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports women veterans transitioning into the civilian world. She also still serves as an Engineer Officer in the US Army Reserve with NGA, and enjoys providing yoga teaching to her community. Connect with Erringer on LinkedIn.