As vice president, Investor Relations, Hegstrom’s responsibilities include communicating Textron’s strategy and financial performance to investment and business communities worldwide, including Wall Street analysts, institutional investors and business/financial media. He was named to this position in March 2025 and, in May 2025, he was named treasurer.

Hegstrom joined Textron in June 2014 as the company’s executive director, Mergers & Acquisitions and was promoted to vice president, Mergers & Acquisitions in December 2014. In January 2020, he added Strategy to his portfolio to become vice president, Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategy.

Prior to joining Textron, he was vice president of business development for Rackspace Hosting, Inc. He previously worked for 12 years in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he advised numerous companies in executing strategic transactions as well as public and private financings.

Hegstrom received a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from Iowa State University and a master of business administration with concentrations in finance and strategic management from University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.