Anne D. Shybunko-Moore is the CEO and Owner of GSE Dynamics Inc., a Woman Owned Small Business, and a U.S. Defense Manufacturer. GSE was founded in 1971 and has two manufacturing facilities on Long Island, NY. GSE provides complex structural assemblies direct to the United States Air Force, Navy, Army, and Major Aerospace Primes. Anne joined GSE in 2001, and has been strategically growing the company and expanding its capabilities.

Anne’s main advocacy is to promote manufacturing and the need for workforce training to help companies grow. In 2023, GSE Dynamics was selected by the Navy to be the NY Talent Pipeline Program (TPP) Local Partner Engagement Coordinator. The TPP helps create and sustain a maritime and defense industrial base pipeline that enables companies to re-capitalize their workforces focusing on training and retention. Anne is the Founder and Chair of IgniteLI, The Manufacturing Consortium of Long Island, an industry driven organization to promote manufacturing. She has been an appointed member of the Governor’s Long Island Regional Economic Development Council (LIREDC) from inception in 2011. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Hauppauge Industrial Association (HIA), is Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for The Cradle of Aviation Museum, and sits on The DeMatteis School of Engineering Advisory Board at Hofstra University.

At the National level, Anne serves on the Executive Committee of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the leading governing body of the AIA comprised of senior representatives from the top Defense companies. AIA presented her with the Voice of Industry award in 2022 for her small business advocacy. She also serves on their Board of Governors and Supplier Management Council. Anne was an appointed member of The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), a federal advisory council created to be a source of advice and counsel to the President of the United States, Congress, and the Small Business Administration.

GSE has received numerous performance awards including the honor of the Defense Logistics Agency Outstanding Readiness award, and Anne was inducted into the Long Island Business Hall of Fame in 2022. Anne and her husband Jamie have four sons, and focus on the importance of family and career balance, proving that women can be successful at both.