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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees, which meets quarterly, elects corporate officers and sets policy for the Aerospace FFRDC while supervising and directing the general management of the corporation. Corporate powers are exercised under its authority, as outlined in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

From its inception, the Aerospace board has established and maintained strict conflict-of-interest standards for its members and for the corporation’s officers and employees.

Trustees are elected to three-year terms. Reelection is possible, but no member other than the president and chief executive officer of the corporation, who is elected annually by the board and is an ex officio member, may serve more than three consecutive terms.

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The Honorable Stephanie L. O’Sullivan
Chair

Former acting chair, Board of Trustees, The Aerospace Corporation; former vice chair, Board of Trustees, The Aerospace Corporation; former principal deputy director of national intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; former associate deputy director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); former deputy director, Directorate of Science and Technology, CIA

Paul Selva
Gen. Paul J. Selva, USAF (Ret.)
Vice Chair

Former member, Board of Trustees, The Aerospace Corporation; former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former commander of U.S. Transportation Command; former command and staff assignments at major command HQs, Air Force HQ, and the Office of Net Assessment, SECDEF

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The Honorable Steven J. Isakowitz
Chief Executive Officer and President

Former president, Virgin Galactic; former chief financial officer, U.S. Dept. of Energy; former deputy associate administrator, NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate; former branch chief, Science and Space Programs, the White House Office of Management and Budget

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The Honorable James F. (Jim) Bridenstine

Former administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; former member, U.S. House of Representatives; former executive director, Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium

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Mr. Jeffrey D. Grant

Former vice president and general manager, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems and Northrop Grumman Space Technology; former vice president and chief technology officer, Astrolink International; former engineer, Office of Development and Engineering; former director, Office of Plans and Analysis; formerly of the Intelligence Community

Cecil Taylor
Adm. Cecil D. Haney, USN (Ret.)

Chairman, board of directors, Military Child Education Coalition; board member (multiple organizations); former admiral, U.S. Navy; former director, Submarine Warfare and director, Naval Warfare Integration Group, on staff of the Chief of Naval Operations

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Dr. Daniel E. Hastings

Cecil and Ida Green education professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); former dean of undergraduate education, MIT; former assistant, associate, and full professor, MIT; former director, SMART; former chief scientist, U.S. Air Force

Susan Helms
Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms, USAF (Ret.)

President, Orbital Visions LLC; former commander, 14th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space; former commander, 45th Space Wing; member of the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; former NASA astronaut

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The Honorable Dava J. Newman

Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); faculty member, Harvard-MIT Health, Sciences, and Technology; MacVicar faculty fellow; former deputy administrator of NASA; former director, MIT

David Norquist
The Honorable David L. Norquist

President and chief executive officer, National Defense Industrial Association; former senior advisor, Covington and Burling; former deputy secretary of defense; former deputy under secretary of defense; former chief financial officer, Department of Homeland Security; former under secretary of defense/(comptroller)/chief financial officer; former Defense Subcommittee staffer; former budget analyst and director of resource management, U.S. Army; former partner, Kearney and Company

Stephen Preston
The Honorable Stephen W. Preston

Partner at WilmerHale and chair of the firm’s Defense, National Security, and Government Contracts practice.

Ray Rothrock
Mr. Ray A. Rothrock

Founder of, board member, and investor in FiftySix Investments LLC; executive chairman of RedSeal, Inc.; former partner and management committee member, Venrock; former director of CAD/CAM Marketing at Sun Microsystems

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Mr. David W. Thompson

Former president and chief executive officer, Orbital ATK; co-founder and former chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Orbital Sciences Corporation; former special assistant to the president, Missile Systems Group, Hughes Aircraft Company; former project manager and engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Patricia Zarodkiewicz
Ms. Patricia J. Zarodkiewicz

President, PatZconsulting; former administrative assistant to the secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force (USAF); various former positions at the base, major command, and headquarters levels, USAF; former management and budget analyst, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command

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