Defense technology
10 Anduril finance leaders
These ten Anduril finance leaders hold senior director, director and head of finance roles at Anduril Industries across division finance, FP&A, accounting, treasury and government financial operations. A reader can learn from them how finance supports production, programs and government contract work at a defense technology company.
Professionals to explore
01—10D.J. Halpaus
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Government Financial Operations · Anduril Industries
D.J. Halpaus has been Senior Director, Government Financial Operations at Anduril Industries since 2026 and was Director of Government Accounting there from 2023 to 2026. Other roles shown are Manager, Government Contractor Advisory Services at Baker Tilly US (2021–2023) and Supervisory Contract Specialist - GS-15 - Boeing CACO DACO Team at the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) (2015–2021).
Harrison Miller
LinkedInExperience: Associate Finance Director · Anduril Industries
Harrison Miller has been Associate Finance Director at Anduril Industries since 2026, a Director-level role according to the profile, and has been Senior Finance Manager there since 2024. The profile also describes work as Program Finance and FP&A Manager over a portfolio of programs supporting a classified customer, and it lists Business Operations Manager at Lockheed Martin (2018–2024).
Heather Di Bella, PhD, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Senior Principal Director, Finance PMO · Anduril Industries
Heather Di Bella has been Senior Principal Director, Finance PMO at Anduril Industries since 2026, a Director-level role according to the profile, and was Senior Principal, Strategic Financial Operations and Data Systems there from 2025 to 2026. Other roles shown are Senior Director, Head of Strategic Operations, Government at Viasat (2025) and Senior Director, Head of Product Operations and Chief of Staff, Product Management at Viasat (2024–2025).
James Kim
LinkedInExperience: Director, Assistant Treasurer · Anduril Industries
James Kim has been Director, Assistant Treasurer at Anduril Industries since 2025 and was Senior Manager, Treasury there from 2023 to 2025. Another role shown is Assistant Treasurer-Tax Collector at the County of Orange (2021–2023), and the profile also lists service as a Trustee on the Southern California Rock Products Pension and Insurance Committee (2016–2021).
Janice Ong
LinkedInExperience: Senior Finance Director · Anduril Industries
Janice Ong has been Senior Finance Director at Anduril Industries since 2026 and was Finance Director there from 2025 to 2026, both listed at Director level in Finance & Accounting. Other roles shown are Finance Director, Google Research & Google Labs at Google (2021–2025) and Finance Lead, Google Research and Google Health at Google (2020–2021).
Kevin Lyle
LinkedInExperience: Head of Finance, Production · Anduril Industries
Kevin Lyle has been Head of Finance, Production at Anduril Industries since 2026. Other Anduril Industries roles shown are Director, FP&A (2024–2026), Sr FP&A Manager (2023–2024) and FP&A Manager of R&D (2022–2023), and the profile also lists Finance Manager at Viasat (2020–2022).
Matthew Little, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Finance · Anduril Industries
Matthew Little has been Senior Director, Finance at Anduril Industries since 2026, and the profile says the role leads finance for Anduril's Maneuver Dominance and Tactical Reconnaissance & Strike divisions. Other roles shown are Director, M&A Integration & Commercial Strategy at Axon (2026) and Director, Finance & Commercial Operations - Dedrone at Axon (2023–2026).
Samaj Dass
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Financial Operations · Anduril Industries
Samaj Dass has been Sr. Director of Financial Operations at Anduril Industries since 2024, a role the profile lists in the Finance & Accounting department. Other roles shown are Principal Product Manager at Signal Advisors (2022–2023), Principal Product Manager- Go-To-Market Sales Technology at Intuit (2019–2022) and Sr. Product Manager - Finance at Intuit (2013–2015).
Trevor Ellsworth, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Director, Finance · Anduril Industries
Trevor Ellsworth has been Director, Finance at Anduril Industries since 2026, and the profile headline reads Director of Accounting at Anduril. Other roles shown are Director, Accounting at Rivian (2025–2026), Senior Manager, Accounting at Rivian (2022–2025) and Assurance Manager at EY (2020–2021).
Will Shaw
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Controller · Anduril Industries
Will Shaw has been Assistant Controller at Anduril Industries since 2026 and Director of Accounting there since 2025, with both roles listed as current at Director level. Other roles shown are Head of Finance Transformation and Director of Global Business Services at Envista Holdings Corporation (2021–2025) and Director, Assistant Corporate Controller, Financial Reporting at Envista Holdings Corporation (2019–2021).
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Match the person's finance area to your question, since division and production finance, government accounting, treasury and corporate accounting each see different parts of the business. Check each role's start date so you know how long the person has worked in that seat.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does finance for a defense hardware company differ between research programs and full production?
- 02What does government contract accounting require that commercial accounting teams usually do not handle?
- 03How should a fast-scaling company build its treasury, controllership and FP&A functions as it grows?
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