Kathy Warden
Kathy Warden | |
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Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[1] |
Education | James Madison University (BA) George Washington University (MBA) |
Title | President and CEO of Northrop Grumman |
Kathy J. Warden is an American business executive who serves as chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman, as of 2019.
Education
Warden earned a bachelor's degree at James Madison University in 1992,[2] and a master's degree in business administration at George Washington University in 1999.[3][4]
Career
Warden is a cybersecurity and information technology expert.[5] Early in her career, she worked for General Electric for nearly a decade, and held executive roles at Veridian Corporation and General Dynamics.[3][6][7] Warden was also a principal in a venture capital firm, where she helped companies improve their business models and electronic publishing services.[8]
Warden joined Northrop Grumman in 2008, initially serving as vice president and general manager of the company's cybersecurity business.[9] In 2015, while serving as president of Northrop Grumman Information Systems,[10] 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.[11] 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.[5][12][13] She has served as president and COO of Northrop Grumman since September 2017,[13] and her tenure as CEO started on January 1, 2019.[5]
Warden has been credited with leading the integration of Orbital ATK, now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.[5][14] She was elected to Northrop Grumman's board of directors since her appointment to the CEO role in mid-2018.[3][12]
Board service and recognition
Warden served on the Clinton administration's Internet Advisory Council.[3][8] She has a position on the board of the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.[8][15] She serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond board, as of mid-2018.[3] She also works with the Aspen Institute's computer security strategy group.[2]
She joined James Madison University's board of visitors in October 2018.[2] Previously, Warden served on the board of the university's College of Business, starting in 2016.[2] She received a Business Achievement Award from James Madison University's Beta Gamma Sigma chapter in 2018.[16]
Warden was included in Washingtonian's 2017 list of the "most powerful women" in Washington, D.C.,[17] as well as the magazine's 2018 list of "Washington's Top Tech Leaders".[18] She has ranked number 22 and number 80 on Fortune's and CEOWORLD magazine's lists of "most powerful women", respectively.[5][19][20]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Sasser, Matthew (October 18, 2018). "Future CEO of Fortune 500 company on board of visitors". The Breeze. James Madison University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e De Lea, Brittany (July 13, 2018). "Northrop Grumman new CEO: What to know about Kathy Warden". Fox Business Network. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "GWSB Graduate Named Northrop Grumman CEO". George Washington University. July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "#22: Kathy Warden". Fortune. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Davenport, Christian; Gregg, Aaron (July 12, 2018). "Northrop Grumman CEO will step down". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Northrop's CEO to Depart Next Year as Defense Giant Elevates COO". IndustryWeek. July 13, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c Hutzell, Rick (January 3, 2016). "People to watch: Kathy Warden, head of local Northrop Grumman unit". The Capital. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Mehta, Aaron. "Northrop to change CEO". Defense News. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Northrop Grumman reorganization means changes in Maryland". The Capital. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Federal 100: Kathy Warden". Federal Computer Week. March 16, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Bach, Natasha (July 13, 2018). "The Fortune 500 Is Set to Get Another Female CEO". Fortune. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Wilkers, Ross (July 12, 2018). "Northrop CEO Wes Bush to retire, Kathy Warden named successor". Washington Technology. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Neibauer, Michael (June 7, 2018). "Orbital ATK is now part of Northrop Grumman". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Wolf Trap Foundation Board Members". Wolf Trap Foundation. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ Briggs, Stephen (April 23, 2018). "CoB Alumna Receives Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award". James Madison University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Milk, Leslie (October 2, 2017). "The Most Powerful Women in Washington". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Guinto, Joseph (September 20, 2018). "Tech Titans 2018: Washington's Top Tech Leaders". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Batchelor, Megan (October 16, 2018). "These are the 50 most powerful woman in U.S. business for 2018 by Fortune magazine". CEOWORLD. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Papadopoulos, Anna (November 12, 2018). "World's Most Powerful Women for 2018". CEOWORLD. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
External links
- Gillis, Jan. "How to succeed in business". James Madison University.