Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a long-time president,chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation. Sloan,first as a senior executive and later as the head of the organization,helped GM grow from the 1920s through the 1950s,decades when concepts such as the annual model change,brand architecture,industrial engineering,automotive design (styling),and planned obsolescence transformed the industry,and when the industry changed lifestyles and the built environment in America and throughout the world.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 95,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion,it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military technology providers. The firm ranked No. 101 on the 2022 Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations.
William Oliver Studeman is a retired admiral of the United States Navy and former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency,with two extended periods as acting Director of Central Intelligence. As deputy director of Central Intelligence,he served in the administrations of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton under three directors of Central Intelligence,Robert Gates,R. James Woolsey Jr.,and John M. Deutch. Studeman retired from the navy in 1995 after almost 35 years of service. Between 1988 and 1992 he was director of the National Security Agency;he was the Director of Naval Intelligence,from September 1985 to July 1988.
Kenneth Brian Mehlman is an American social entrepreneur and businessman. He serves as a member,global head of public affairs,and co-head of KKR global impact at investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. He oversees the firm's responsible investment efforts,leading the firm's Environmental Social Governance programs. Prior to joining KKR,Mehlman spent a year as an attorney and partner at law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld. In January 2017,Mehlman announced that he would act as chairman of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Policy Advisory Board.
James Gerard Roche is an American politician. He served as the 20th Secretary of the Air Force,serving from January 20,2001 to January 20,2005. Prior to serving as secretary,Roche served in the United States Navy for 23 years,and as an executive with Northrop Grumman.
Robert Charles Pozen,known as "Bob",is an American financial executive with a strong interest in public policy. He is the former chairman of MFS Investment Management,the oldest mutual fund company in the United States. Previously,Pozen was the President of Fidelity Investments.
Ronald D. Sugar is an American business executive. He served as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2003 to 2009. On August 1,2018 he was unanimously elected as independent Chairman of Uber.
Ronald Allen Williams is an American businessman and board director on corporate,public sector and non-profit boards. Williams is the author of Learning to Lead:The Journey to Leading Yourself,Leading Others,and Leading an Organization, which appeared on The Wall Street Journal's best seller list. He is founder,chairman and CEO of RW2 Enterprises,LLC. He is the former chairman,president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Aetna Inc.,a diversified benefits company. Aetna is now part of CVS Health.
Donald Charles Winter is an American technologist and business leader who served as United States Secretary of the Navy. A former top executive of TRW,Aerospace &Defense,he was nominated in 2005 by President George W. Bush,confirmed by the United States Senate,and took the oath of office on January 3,2006. In January 2009 Defense Secretary Robert Gates requested that Winter remain in office until President Obama picked his successor on March 13,2009. He resigned on March 13.
David Elmer Jeremiah was a United States Navy admiral who served as the second vice chairman and also the acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After his retirement from the Navy in February 1994,he worked in the field of investment banking. He served as partner and President,CEO and later Chairman of Technology Strategies &Alliances Corporation,a strategic advisory and investment banking firm engaged primarily in the aerospace,defense,telecommunications,and electronics industries. During his military career Jeremiah earned a reputation as an authority on strategic planning,financial management and the policy implications of advanced technology.
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at Yale School of Management,and Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies. Sonnenfeld is best known as the founder and CEO of Chief Executive Leadership Institute (CELI),affiliated with Yale University.
Margaret Bush Wilson was an American lawyer and activist. Wilson broke many barriers as an African-American woman throughout her professional career.
Charles H. Noski was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wells Fargo &Company from March 2020 to August 2021. He previously held a variety of positions,including the position of CFO at AT&T,Bank of America,and Northrop Grumman,as well as the positions of director and chairman of the audit committee of Microsoft.
Samuel Lou Ginn,is an American businessman.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States,formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois,Mary White Ovington,Moorfield Storey,and Ida B. Wells. Over the years,leaders of the organization have included Thurgood Marshall and Roy Wilkins.
Barbara Hackman Franklin is an American government official,corporate director,and business executive. She served as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1992 to 1993 to President George H. W. Bush,during which she led a presidential mission to China.
Donald Thompson is an American engineer and business executive who was the president and chief executive of McDonald's Corporation from 2012 until 2015. He announced on January 28,2015,that he would retire from the company and leave his position on March 1,2015,and was succeeded by Steve Easterbrook,the senior executive vice president and chief brand officer. He is currently the CEO of Cleveland Avenue,an investment group and accelerator that focuses on building new food,beverage,and restaurant concepts,which he founded in 2015. Cleveland Avenue has invested in Beyond Meat and Taste 222,among other food industry companies,and Thompson has served as a member of the board of directors at Beyond Meat since October 2015.
Stu Shea is an American business executive and leader and intelligence professional serving in a leadership capacity to public and private companies,as well as an advisor to government agencies,private equity investors,and academic institutions. Shea is chairman,president and chief executive officer of Peraton,a national security technology company. He is the former president and chief operating officer of Leidos,chief operating officer of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC),and founder and emeritus chairman of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.
Wesley G. Bush is an American systems engineer and business executive. He is the former CEO and chairman of Northrop Grumman,and he is currently a director of General Motors,Dow Inc.,and Cisco.
Kathy J. Warden is an American business executive who serves as chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman,as of 2019.
