The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States,with about 1.2 million youth participants. The BSA was founded in 1910,and since then,about 110 million Americans have participated in BSA programs. BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 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 ranks No. 96 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations.
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.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA),one of the largest private youth organizations in the United States,has policies which prohibit those who are not willing to subscribe to the BSA's Declaration of Religious Principle,which is usually interpreted as banning atheists,and,until January 2014,prohibited all "known or avowed homosexuals",from membership in its Scouting program. The ban on adults who are "open or avowed homosexuals" from leadership positions was lifted in July 2015. Prior to these policy changes,BSA had denied or revoked membership status or leadership positions for violation of these foundational principles. The BSA had contended that its policies were essential in its mission to instill in young people the values of the Scout Promise,or Oath,and Scout Law.
Arthur D. Levinson is an American businessman and is the current chairman of Apple Inc. (2011–present) and CEO of Calico. He is the former chief executive officer (1995–2009) and chairman (1999–2014) of Genentech.
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.
Randall Lynn Stephenson is a retired American telecommunications executive. He served as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of AT&T Inc. from May 9,2007 –June 30,2020 and as executive chairman of AT&T Inc. from July 1 until December 31,2020. He served as National President of the Boy Scouts of America from 2016 to 2018. In April 2020,Stephenson announced he would step down as CEO of AT&T effective July 1,2020,replaced by John Stankey. In November 2020,Stephenson announced he would step down as executive chairman of AT&T effective January 2021,replaced by William Kennard.
Hubert Joly is a businessman and Harvard Business School faculty member who formerly served as chairman and CEO of Best Buy. He is also the former president,CEO and director of Carlson,a global hospitality and travel conglomerate based in Minneapolis,Minnesota,US.
Bradley D. Tilden is an American business executive. He is the chairman of Alaska Air Group,the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Before becoming the company's CEO in 2012,Tilden served as Alaska Airlines' president,and before that as Alaska Air Group's chief financial officer. He is a commercial pilot and holds multi-engine and instrument ratings.
Francis Aurelio deSouza is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Illumina and a member of the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company.
The National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America governs the Boy Scouts of America organization. One source reports that there were 72 members of the board in 2001.
James Eugene Rogers Jr. was an American businessman and author. He was president and CEO of Duke Energy,the largest electrical utility in the U.S.,from April,2006 until July 1,2013. He stayed on as Chairman of the Board until retiring the following December. His book,Lighting the World,which explores the issues involved in bringing electricity to over 1.2 billion people on earth who lack it,was published August 25,2015 by St. Martin's Press. The book asserts that access to electricity should be recognized as a basic human right.
Mark A. Weinberger is an American businessman. He is the former global Chairman and CEO of EY. Weinberger currently sits on several boards of directors,including those of Metlife,Johnson &Johnson and Saudi Aramco. Earlier in his career he has also held several posts in the public sector in Washington,D.C.,including time as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy.
Sharen Jester Turney is a global business leader,and former president and CEO of Victoria's Secret,a $7.7 billion company of which she led for a decade doubling the profit and increasing sales by 70%,Victoria's Secret is the largest retailer of intimate apparel,and the largest subsidiary of L Brands Inc. In 2013,Bloomberg named Jester Turney the fourth highest compensated female executive in the United States. In February 2016,she stepped down as CEO of Victoria's Secret after serving for a decade in that role and the previous six years as President and CEO of Victoria's Secret Direct.
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout is an unmanned helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Navy. The MQ-8C also has autonomous take-off and landing capability. It is designed to provide reconnaissance,situational awareness,aerial fire support and precision targeting support for ground,air and sea forces. The MQ-8C airframe is based on the Bell 407,while the avionics and other systems are developed from those used on the MQ-8B Fire Scout. It first flew in October 2013 and achieved initial operational capability on 28 June 2019.
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 and Cisco.
Aron Ain is an American software technology executive and author. He became the CEO of UKG in 2020. UKG was created from the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos Incorporated,and provides global HCM and workforce management solutions. Previously,Ain had been the chief executive officer of Kronos Incorporated since 2005.
Kathy J. Warden is an American business executive who serves as chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman,as of 2019.
Dow Inc. is an American commodity chemical company. It was spun off DowDuPont on April 1,2019,at which time it became a public company and was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is headquartered in Midland,Michigan.
Walid Abdulmajid Abukhaled is the CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and the former Chief Executive of global defense and aerospace corporation Northrop Grumman in the Middle East. He is a board member of Dussur.
