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Chairman, Lockheed Martin

Nationality: American.

Born: April 3, 1944, in Kinross, Kansas.

Education: Iowa State University, BS, 1967; Stanford University, PhD, 1973.

Family: Son of a farmer and a schoolteacher (names unknown); married Arlene (maiden name unknown); children: two.

Career: Lockheed Corporation, 1967–1985, guidance and control systems analyst in Space Systems Division; 1985–1987, vice president; 1987–1988, corporate vice president and assistant general manager of Space Systems Division; 1988–1992, president of Space Systems Division; 1992–1995, corporate executive vice president; Lockheed...