Who Are Northrop Grumman Leaders And Executives?

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a solutions provider for space, aeronautics, defense, and cyberspace. The company is one of the biggest weapons manufacturers, supplying worldwide military needs, including the United States federal government.

Check out the profiles of Northrop Grumman leaders and executives.

Executive and Leadership Team of Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation executives lead over 90,000 employees. They head the company in its “Defining Possible” mission with its range of solutions, contract vehicles, GSA schedules, and more.

Meet the executive team of Northrop Grumman.

Kathy Warden, Chair, Chief Executive Officer, and President

Kathy J. Warden has served as Northrop Grumman’s Chief Executive Officer since January 2019, as the chair of the Board of Directors since August 2019, and as President since 2017. She has been with the company for over 14 years and has assumed different roles, including:

• Chief Operating Officer (2017-2019)
• President of Mission Systems and Corporate Vice President (2016-2017)
• President of Information Systems and Corporate Vice President (2013-2015)
• Sector Vice President & General Manager of Cyber Intelligence Division (2011-2013)
• Vice President of Cyber & SIGINT Systems (2008-2011)

As Northrop Grumman Corporation CEO, Warden oversees company operations and main business areas. Before joining the company in 2008, she held several senior leadership roles at General Dynamics and Veridian Corporation.

Ann Addison, Chief Human Resources Officer & Corporate Vice President

Ann Addison serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer and Corporate Vice President of Northrop Grumman Corporation. She is responsible for human capital strategy and programs, such as change leadership, performance management, talent development, and more.

Addison has honed her human resources and IT experience for over 30 years in the business. Before joining the company in October 2018, she worked at Leidos, Lockheed Martin, GXS, and GE Global eXchange Services.

Lesley Kalan, Chief Strategy and Development Officer & Corporate Vice President

Lesley Kalan leads Northrop Grumman’s growth strategy for mergers and acquisition activities, portfolio alignment, commercial partnerships, and strategic planning as the Chief Strategy and Development Officer and Corporate Vice President. She is responsible for interactions with the executive branch, Congress, and state and local officials.

Previously, Kalan worked as the Vice President at The Cohen Group, a professional staff member at the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and a presidential management fellow at the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Dave Keffer, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Vice President

Dave Keffer is responsible for overall financial strategies, planning, and activities as the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Vice President of Northrop Grumman Corporation. He joined the company in February 2020.

As Northrop Grumman Corporation CFO, Keffer leads all financial business functions, including controller, treasury, contracts and pricing, tax, internal audit, investor relations, trust administration, and investments.

David Perry, Chief Global Business Officer and Corporate Vice President

David T. Perry has been with the Northrop Grumman Corporation since 1999 and now serves as the Chief Global Business Officer and Corporate Vice President. He is responsible for domestic and international acquisition efforts and leads corporate operations outside the U.S.

Perry has held different responsibilities at Northrop Grumman, including Vice President and General Manager of the Naval and Marine Systems Divisions of Mission Systems. Before joining the company, he worked as a nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.

Lucy Ryan, Chief Communications Officer and Corporate Vice President

Lucy C. Ryan has served as Northrop Grumman’s Chief Communications Officer and Corporate Vice President since January 2019. She is responsible for the company’s global communications strategy and execution, media relations, corporate image, and more.

Ryan has nearly 30 years of global communications and public relations experience. She worked as the Director of Communications at General Dynamics and the Director of Marketing and PR at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.

John Russell, Chief Information Officer and Vice President

John Russell is the Northrop Grumman Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He leads the company’s IT, cybersecurity, investment and development, customer relationship management, mobile applications, and digital engineering strategies.

Russell has been with the company since 2017 and served as the Director and Senior Director of Architecture and Engineering. Previously, he worked at other information systems and defense companies, such as Leidos, SAIC, and Lockheed Martin.

Kenny Robinson, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Global Corporate Responsibility

Kenneth Robinson is the Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Global Corporate Responsibility at Northrop Grumman. He leads the company’s programs, including employee assistance (NGCare) and Operation IMPACT. He also serves as the President of the Northrop Grumman Foundation, leading community philanthropic activities.

Before joining the company in October 2007, Robinson served in the U.S. Air Force for over 15 years. During his tenure in the military, he worked at Space & Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Space Superiority, and Global Positioning System Control Segment.

Michael Witt, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President

Dr. Mike Witt is Northrop Grumman’s Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. He heads the company’s environment and sustainability programs and enterprise-wide business strategies for carbon reduction, resource efficiency, and materials management.

Witt built decades of sustainability expertise at Dow Inc., leading the company’s $1.5 billion cross-value chain global initiative to end plastic waste. He also led the chemical industry in several negotiations with the United Nations to develop a new international plastics treaty.

Matt Bromberg, Corporate Vice President of Global Operations

Matt Bloomberg joined Northrop Grumman as the Corporate Vice President of Global Operations in December 2021. He leads the company’s enterprise-wide strategy and program execution, operations, quality, supply chain, and technology functions.

Previously, Bloomberg served as the President of Military Markets and President of Aftermarkets at Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies. He also enlisted as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1992-1997.

Shiela Cheston, General Counsel & Corporate Vice President

Shiela C. Cheston serves as the General Counsel and Corporate Vice President, handling Northrop Grumman Corporation’s legal strategy, planning, mergers and acquisitions, and other legal matters. She has received numerous awards for leadership, diversity and inclusion advancement, and community service.

Previously, Cheston worked as the Executive Vice President and a member of the board of directors at BAE Systems, a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. Over the years, she has built legal expertise for the aviation, defense, and aerospace sectors.

Northrop Grumman Corporation Main Business Areas Executives

Northrop Grumman Corporation deals with various business areas, categorized into four sectors: Aeronautics, Defense, Missions, and Space. Here are the top executives of the company’s main business areas.

Tom Jones, President of Aeronautics Systems and Corporate Vice President

Thomas H. Jones serves as the Corporate Vice President and President of Aeronautics Systems of Northrop Grumman Corporation. He heads the structures and operations of military aircraft, autonomous systems, aerospace structures, and next-generation solutions.

Thomas L. Wilson, President of Space Systems and Corporate Vice President

Tom Wilson heads Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems, responsible for space and launch systems for national security, civil, and commercial customers. He serves as the business area’s President and the company’s Corporate Vice President.

Mark Caylor, President of Misson Systems and Corporate Vice President

Mark Caylor is the Corporate Vice President and President of Mission Systems of Northrop Grumman Corporation. He is responsible for advanced defense, intelligence solutions, and mission-critical systems for Northrop Grumman customers.

Roshan Roeder, President of Defense Systems and Corporate Vice President

Roshan Roeder serves as Northrop Grumman’s Corporate Vice President and President of Defense Systems, responsible for defense solutions such as missiles, tactical weapons, components, battle command systems, and more.

Board of Directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation leadership team also includes the board of directors that makes key business decisions and sets company direction.

• Kathy Warden
• David Abney
• Marianne C. Brown
• Donald E. Felsinger
• Ann Marie Fudge
• William H. Hernandez
• Madeleine A. Kleiner
• Karl J. Krapek
• Graham N. Robinson
• Gary Roughead
• Thomas M. Schoewe
• James S. Turley
• Gen. Mark A. Welsh, III

About Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation was formed in 1994 after the merger of Northrop Corp., established in 1939, and Grumman Corp., founded in 1930. Their combined expertise in aerospace, aircraft, and defense has made the company one of the largest contractors in the world and ranked 101 on the Fortune 500 list.

What are the accomplishments of Northrop Grumman Corporation?

Northrop Grumman Corporation recorded $35.7 billion in net sales as of the fiscal year 2021. Since its founding, the company has led the development and improvement of the James Webb Telescope, NASA’s Artemis 1, GEM 63XL, and the first Hypersonic Air-Breathing Missile, among other ongoing projects. It has also made significant acquisitions, such as

• Westinghouse Electric Corporation
• Logicon Corporation
• Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical
• Litton Industries
• TRW Incorporated
• Scaled Composites
• Orbital ATK

Where is Northrop Grumman Corporate Headquarters?

Northrop Grumman’s global headquarters is located in West Falls Church, Virginia. The company also has a significant presence in Australia, Poland, the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., and South Korea. Its global presence started in the 1950s and still expands today.

“Defining Possible”

Northrop Grumman leaders and executives continue to define the possible through its several projects for air, cyber, land, sea, space, multi-domain, and advanced weapons. Whether building machinery or cutting-edge software, the company provides systems, products, and services to solve the world’s most challenging problems.