Heather Carroll is the chief revenue officer at Path Robotics, where she leads the company’s commercial strategy and works with customers and partners to advance the use of physical AI in manufacturing. Her work sits at the intersection of technology, policy and industrial transformation, with a focus on how AI-driven automation can strengthen supply chains, rebuild industrial capacity and support long-term competitiveness.
Before joining Path Robotics in 2024, Heather served as chief executive officer at Takeoff Technologies and as chief revenue officer at Covariant. She also held senior leadership roles at Dematic. Across more than two decades in industrial automation, robotics and supply chain systems, she has worked closely with global manufacturers and logistics providers to deploy technology that addresses complex operational challenges.
Heather is known for her ability to connect emerging technologies to the practical realities of industrial operations. She is a frequent speaker on the role of physical AI in addressing workforce shortages in welding and regularly engages with policymakers.
She is one of 14 commissioners on the SCSP National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing chaired by Senator Burr and Senator Slotkin working on a National Framework for Robotics and AI. Heather has been an industry advisor speaking to the Congressional Robotics Caucus as they are working on legislation to advance the adoption of a national framework for robotics and has spent time in Washington participating in roundtables with the Department of Commerce, the State Department and the Council on Foreign Relations advocating for policies and raising awareness of the challenges facing mid-size manufacturers in re-industrializing our base.