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Richard Myers

 
Board Dir. - Northrop Grumman Corp.
 
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Company Name : Northrop Grumman Corp.
 
Company Website : www.northropgrumman.com
 
Company Address : 1840 Century Pk. E
, Los Angeles, CA,
United States,
 
Richard Myers Profile :
Board Dir. - Northrop Grumman Corp.
 
Richard Myers Biography :

Myers retired from his position as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September 2005 after serving for four years. In that capacity, he was the principal military advisor to the president, the secretary of defense and the National Security Council. Before becoming chairman, he was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he served as the chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, vice chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board, and as a member of the National Security Council Deputies Committee and the Nuclear Weapons Council.

Previously, Myers was commander in chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command; commander of the Air Force Space Command; and Department of Defense manager of Space Transportation System Contingency Support. Earlier, he was commander of the Pacific Air Forces; assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force. His career includes operational command and leadership positions in a variety of Air Force and Joint assignments. A command pilot, he has flown more than 4,100 hours in the T-33, C-37, C-21, F-4, F-15 and F-16 aircraft, including 600 combat hours in the F-4.

Myers earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University and a masters degree in business administration from Auburn University. He attended the Air Command and Staff College, the U.S. Army War College, and the program for senior executives in national and international security at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense company headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Northrop Grumman provides a broad array of technologically advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in systems integration, defense electronics, information technology, advanced aircraft, shipbuilding, and space technology. The company has more than 125,000 employees and operates in all 50 states and 25 countries and serves U.S. and international military, government and commercial customers.

 
Richard Myers Colleagues :
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Robert Helm

Corporate VP - Government Relations Please login

James Sanford

Corporate VP, Treasurer Please login

Michael Petters

Corporate VP, Pres. - Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Please login

John Chain

Dir. Please login

Wesley Bush

Pres., COO Please login


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