Wesley G. Bush | |
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Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Systems engineer, business executive |
Employer(s) | General Motors, Cisco, Northrop Grumman |
Title | Director, Chairman |
Spouse | Natalie Bush |
Children | 3 |
Wesley G. Bush is an American systems engineer and business executive. He is the former CEO and chairman of Northrop Grumman, and he is currently a director of General Motors, Dow Inc., and Cisco.
Bush was raised in Morgantown, West Virginia. [1] [2] He has both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1] [3] [4] He started work as a systems engineer at TRW Inc. in Redondo Beach, California, in 1987. [5] By the early 2000s, he was president and chief executive of its "British-based aeronautical systems." [5] Northrop bought the company in 2002, and took over his contract. [5]
He was chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman from 2003 to 2006, and chief financial officer from 2005 to 2007. [1] He was appointed its president in May 2006, [1] and in January 2010 became chief executive officer. [1] In the same year he moved its headquarters from Los Angeles, California to Falls Church, Virginia, [3] to be closer to The Pentagon and to be more competitive with other companies in the sector. [3] In June 2011 he was appointed chairman. [1] He earned US$10.4 million in 2009, US$22.9 million in 2011, [5] and US$11.70 million in 2012. [4] He resigned as chief executive in 2018, and as chairman with effect from July 2019. [6]
Bush is on the executive committee of the board of governors of the Aerospace Industries Association, [7] and – since 2012 – on the board of directors of the Norfolk Southern Corporation. [8] He is a director of Conservation International, a trustee of the United States Naval Academy Foundation, [9] [10] and a former trustee of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. [5]
He was inducted into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame in 2003. [11]
Bush was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for engineering leadership in national security.
He is married to Natalie Bush, a nurse. [12] They have three children. [2] With his wife, he endowed a nursing scholarship at West Virginia University. [13]
Wesley G. Bush | |
---|---|
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Systems engineer, business executive |
Employer(s) | General Motors, Cisco, Northrop Grumman |
Title | Director, Chairman |
Spouse | Natalie Bush |
Children | 3 |
Wesley G. Bush is an American systems engineer and business executive. He is the former CEO and chairman of Northrop Grumman, and he is currently a director of General Motors, Dow Inc., and Cisco.
Bush was raised in Morgantown, West Virginia. [1] [2] He has both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1] [3] [4] He started work as a systems engineer at TRW Inc. in Redondo Beach, California, in 1987. [5] By the early 2000s, he was president and chief executive of its "British-based aeronautical systems." [5] Northrop bought the company in 2002, and took over his contract. [5]
He was chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman from 2003 to 2006, and chief financial officer from 2005 to 2007. [1] He was appointed its president in May 2006, [1] and in January 2010 became chief executive officer. [1] In the same year he moved its headquarters from Los Angeles, California to Falls Church, Virginia, [3] to be closer to The Pentagon and to be more competitive with other companies in the sector. [3] In June 2011 he was appointed chairman. [1] He earned US$10.4 million in 2009, US$22.9 million in 2011, [5] and US$11.70 million in 2012. [4] He resigned as chief executive in 2018, and as chairman with effect from July 2019. [6]
Bush is on the executive committee of the board of governors of the Aerospace Industries Association, [7] and – since 2012 – on the board of directors of the Norfolk Southern Corporation. [8] He is a director of Conservation International, a trustee of the United States Naval Academy Foundation, [9] [10] and a former trustee of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. [5]
He was inducted into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame in 2003. [11]
Bush was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for engineering leadership in national security.
He is married to Natalie Bush, a nurse. [12] They have three children. [2] With his wife, he endowed a nursing scholarship at West Virginia University. [13]