President, Commercial and Industrial
Matthew Shigenobu Muta leads commercial business operations at Palladyne AI Corp., including sales, partnerships, go-to-market strategy, and revenue growth initiatives. He brings extensive experience in commercializing complex technology platforms within some of the world’s largest and most operationally demanding enterprises. He has held senior roles at Microsoft, Delta Air Lines, and UnitedHealth Group, where he worked at the intersection of advanced software platforms, large-scale operations, and revenue-generating commercial models. Across these organizations, Muta developed deep expertise in enterprise software adoption, platform go-to-market strategy, strategic partnerships, and navigating long-cycle, high-value customer deployments in regulated and mission-critical environments.
Muta served as a member of Palladyne AI’s Board of Directors from 2021 until March of 2026. Prior to his current role, Muta was Senior Vice President of Optum Consumer Engineering at UnitedHealthcare Group. Previously, Muta held various leadership roles at Delta Air Lines from 2014 to 2024, including Vice President, Innovation and Operations Technology (2016 to 2024), and Vice President, Innovation and Commercial Technologies (2014 to 2016).
Muta held various positions at Microsoft, including Global Managing Director, Hospitality & Travel, and Director and CTO of Retail and Hospitality (2001 to 2014).
Muta holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Boise State University.
