Kathy J. Warden

Last updated
Kathy Warden
Born1970or1971(age 52–53) [1]
Alma mater James Madison University (BA)
George Washington University (MBA)
TitlePresident and CEO of Northrop Grumman

Kathy J. Warden is an American business executive who has been chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Northrop Grumman since 2019.

Contents

Education

Warden graduated from Smithsburg High School. [2] She then earned a bachelor's degree at James Madison University in 1992, [3] and a master's degree in business administration at George Washington University in 1999. [4] [5]

Career

Warden is a cybersecurity and information technology expert. [6] Early in her career, she worked for General Electric for nearly a decade, and held executive roles at Veridian Corporation and General Dynamics. [4] [7] [8] Warden was also a principal in a venture capital firm, where she helped companies improve their business models and electronic publishing services. [9]

Warden joined Northrop Grumman in 2008, initially as vice president and general manager of the company's cybersecurity business. [10] In 2015, while president of Northrop Grumman Information Systems, [11] she was included in Federal Computer Week 's "Federal 100" list; the magazine credited her for increasing Northrop Grumman's participation in the CyberPatriot program and creation of the Advanced Cyber Technology Center, and for overseeing $1.5 billion in contracts for the 2014 fiscal year. [12] Warden began her tenure as president of the Mission Systems sector in January 2016, when the company merged its Information Systems and Electronics Systems sectors. [6] [13] [14] She was president and COO of Northrop Grumman since September 2017, [14] and her tenure as CEO started on January 1, 2019. [6]

Warden has been credited with leading the integration of Orbital ATK, later Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems. [6] [15] She was elected to Northrop Grumman's board of directors since her appointment to the CEO role in mid-2018. [4] [13]

Board membership and recognition

Warden was on the Clinton administration's Internet Advisory Council. [4] [9] She has a position on the board of the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. [9] [16] She is on the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond board, as of mid-2018. [4] She also works with the Aspen Institute's computer security strategy group. [3]

She joined James Madison University's board of visitors in October 2018. [3] Previously, Warden was on the board of the university's College of Business, starting in 2016. [3] She received a Business Achievement Award from James Madison University's Beta Gamma Sigma chapter in 2018. [17]

Warden was included in Washingtonian 's 2017 list of the "most powerful women" in Washington, D.C., [18] as well as the magazine's 2018 list of "Washington's Top Tech Leaders". [19] She has ranked number 22 and number 80 on Fortune 's and CEOWORLD magazine's lists of "most powerful women", respectively. [6] [20] [21]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warp Drive</span> Short street in Sterling, Virginia

Warp Drive is a short street in Sterling, Virginia, United States. Originally named Steeplechase Drive, it is located in an industrial park off Atlantic Boulevard, and primarily serves as the address for Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, an aerospace company. The street ends at a circle where an off-ramp from Virginia State Highway 28 joins from the opposite direction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northrop Grumman</span> Aerospace and defense technology corporation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alliant Techsystems</span> American aerospace, defense, and arms firm (1990–2015)

Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) was an American aerospace, defense, and sporting arms firm headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The company operated in 22 states, Puerto Rico, and internationally. ATK revenue in fiscal year 2014 was about US$4.78 billion.

Ronald D. Sugar is an American business executive. He was the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2003 to 2009. In August 2018 he was elected as chairman of Uber.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indra Nooyi</span> American business executive

Indra Nooyi is an American business executive who was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo.

Smithsburg High School was constructed in 1965 on 66 North Main Street in the town of Smithsburg, Maryland, United States. The school is part of the Washington County Public Schools system. It shares a campus with Smithsburg Middle School and, across the street, Smithsburg Elementary School. The current principal is Tim Eskridge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cygnus (spacecraft)</span> Uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences

Cygnus is an expendable American cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation but manufactured and launched by Northrop Grumman Space Systems as part of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. It is usually launched by Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility, although three flights were on ULA's Atlas V and three are planned for SpaceX's Falcon 9, in both cases launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It transports supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) following the retirement of the American Space Shuttle. Since August 2000, ISS resupply missions have been regularly flown by the Russian Progress spacecraft, as well as by the European Automated Transfer Vehicle, and the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle. With the Cygnus spacecraft and the SpaceX Dragon, NASA seeks to increase its partnerships with domestic commercial aviation and aeronautics industry.

Kathryn Bushkin Calvin was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation from 2013 to 2019. She joined the Foundation in 2003, following a diverse career in politics, journalism, public relations, and business. Kathy is one of The B Team B Leaders.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ginni Rometty</span> American business executive (born 1957)

Virginia "Ginni" Rometty is an American business executive who was executive chairman of IBM after stepping down as CEO on April 1, 2020. She was previously chairman, president and CEO of IBM, becoming the first woman to head the company. She retired from IBM on December 31, 2020, after a near-40 year career there. Before becoming president and CEO in January 2012, she first joined IBM as a systems engineer in 1981 and subsequently headed global sales, marketing, and strategy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marillyn Hewson</span> Former president and CEO of Lockheed Martin

Marillyn Adams Hewson is an American businesswoman who served as the chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Lockheed Martin from January 2013 to June 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stu Shea</span> American business executive

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renée James</span> Former president of Intel. Currently CEO of Ampere Computing

Renée J. James is an American technology executive, who was formerly the president of Intel. She founded Ampere Computing in October 2017, is currently its Chairman and CEO. She is also an Operating Executive with The Carlyle Group in its Media and Technology practice. James also serves on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, which she formerly chaired. The NSTAC advises the President of the United States. James also serves as an independent director of Citigroup.

Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) was a sector of Northrop Grumman from 2018 to 2019. It was formed from Orbital ATK Inc. a company which resulted from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems in 2015. Orbital ATK was purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018. Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems designed, built, and delivered space, defense, and aviation-related systems to customers around the world both as a prime contractor and as a merchant supplier. It had a workforce of approximately 12,000 employees dedicated to aerospace and defense including about 4,000 engineers and scientists; 7,000 manufacturing and operations specialists; and 1,000 management and administration personnel. With Northrop Grumman's reorganization of its divisions effective January 1, 2020, NGIS was split, with most of the sector merging with other Northrop Grumman businesses into a new Space Systems sector.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cygnus NG-10</span> 2018 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS

NG-10, previously known as OA-10E, is the eleventh flight of the Northrop Grumman uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its tenth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA. The mission launched on 17 November 2018, at 09:01:31 UTC. This particular mission is part of an extension of the initial CRS contract that enables NASA to cover the ISS resupply needs until the Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract enters in effect.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider</span> American stealth bomber aircraft under development

The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American strategic bomber under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. As part of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program, it is to be a long-range, stealth intercontinental strategic bomber for the USAF, able to deliver conventional and thermonuclear weapons. The Air Force intends the B-21 to replace the Rockwell B-1 Lancer and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit by 2040, and possibly the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress after that.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">OmegA</span> Canceled US launch vehicle

OmegA was a medium-lift to heavy-lift launch vehicle concept that spent several years in development by Northrop Grumman during 2016–2020, with that development substantially funded by the U.S. government. OmegA was intended for launching U.S. national security satellites, as part of the U.S. Department of the Air Force National Security Space Launch (NSSL) replacement program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cygnus NG-12</span> 2019 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS

NG-12, previously known as OA-12, was the thirteenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its twelfth Commercial Resupply Services flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA. The mission launched on 2 November 2019 at 13:59:47 UTC). This was the first launch of Cygnus under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jennifer Morgan</span> American technology executive (born 1971)

Jennifer Morgan is an American technology executive. She is the former Co-Chief Executive Officer at SAP SE. Morgan became the first American woman ever appointed to the SAP Executive Board in 2017. Morgan is the first female Chief Executive of SAP, and she is the first female CEO of a company on the DAX index.

References

  1. ↑ Clough, Rick (July 12, 2018). "Northrop to Hand Reins to Operating Chief as CEO Plans Departure". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "From Smithsburg to CEO of Northrop Grumman".
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sasser, Matthew (October 18, 2018). "Future CEO of Fortune 500 company on board of visitors". The Breeze . James Madison University . Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 De Lea, Brittany (July 13, 2018). "Northrop Grumman new CEO: What to know about Kathy Warden". Fox Business Network . Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ "GWSB Graduate Named Northrop Grumman CEO". George Washington University. July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "#22: Kathy Warden". Fortune . Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ Davenport, Christian; Gregg, Aaron (July 12, 2018). "Northrop Grumman CEO will step down". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Northrop's CEO to Depart Next Year as Defense Giant Elevates COO". IndustryWeek . July 13, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 Hutzell, Rick (January 3, 2016). "People to watch: Kathy Warden, head of local Northrop Grumman unit". The Capital . Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ Mehta, Aaron (12 July 2018). "Northrop to change CEO". Defense News . Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Northrop Grumman reorganization means changes in Maryland". The Capital. November 18, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Federal 100: Kathy Warden". Federal Computer Week . March 16, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  13. 1 2 Bach, Natasha (July 13, 2018). "The Fortune 500 Is Set to Get Another Female CEO". Fortune. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  14. 1 2 Wilkers, Ross (July 12, 2018). "Northrop CEO Wes Bush to retire, Kathy Warden named successor". Washington Technology . Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ Neibauer, Michael (June 7, 2018). "Orbital ATK is now part of Northrop Grumman". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Wolf Trap Foundation Board Members". Wolf Trap Foundation. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ Briggs, Stephen (April 23, 2018). "CoB Alumna Receives Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award". James Madison University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ Milk, Leslie (October 2, 2017). "The Most Powerful Women in Washington". Washingtonian . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  19. ↑ Guinto, Joseph (September 20, 2018). "Tech Titans 2018: Washington's Top Tech Leaders". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  20. ↑ Batchelor, Megan (October 16, 2018). "These are the 50 most powerful woman in U.S. business for 2018 by Fortune magazine". CEOWORLD Magazine. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  21. ↑ Papadopoulos, Anna (November 12, 2018). "World's Most Powerful Women for 2018". CEOWORLD Magazine. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.