EADS North America CEO Was Previously NASA Administrator,
Secretary Of The Navy
EADS North America Chief Executive Officer Sean O'Keefe has been
named the new Chairman of the National Defense Industrial
Association (NDIA), a U.S. industry association promoting the
defense industry and national security.
"Our national defense industry is a major engine for economic
growth and job creation, and I'm pleased to be elected chairman of
an association that is advancing the interests of our nation and
all members of the defense industry in an increasingly competitive
global marketplace," O'Keefe (pictured) said.
Prior to becoming CEO of EADS North America in November 2009,
O'Keefe served as a company officer and Vice President of the
General Electric Company in the Technology Infrastructure sector,
leading the Washington operations of the GE Aviation business. From
2005 to 2008, he served as Chancellor of the Louisiana State
University.
Prior to leading LSU, he served as the tenth Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). O'Keefe
joined President George W. Bush's administration on inauguration
day as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the
Office of Management and Budget until December 2001, when he was
appointed NASA Administrator.
O'Keefe as appointed the 69th Secretary of the Navy by President
George H. W. Bush in July 1992. He previously served as Comptroller
and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense, from 1989
until his appointment to Navy Secretary.
NDIA also includes more than 90,000 individual members, drawn
from academia, government, the military, small businesses, prime
contractors, and the international community. The Association
promotes a vigorous and ethical forum of information exchange
between the government and the defense industry, providing members
with a voice in the shaping of national security issues. It
provides members the opportunity to network effectively with the
government-industry team, stay informed on the latest in technology
development, and address and influence issues and policies critical
to the health of the defense industry.
NDIA also provides its members and their customers broad
outreach and sector coverage through its chapters, technical,
policy, and war-fighting divisions, and the complimentary missions
of its affiliate subsidiaries. These affiliates include the
National Training and Simulation Association, the Association for
Enterprise Information, the Precision Strike Association and Women
In Defense, A National Security Organization.
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