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Governance
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory,
Inc. was established as a non-profit corporation on July 1, 1973.
It is governed by a 14-member Board of Directors. The larger body
of the Members of the Corporation provides continuity for the Board
and elects the Directors at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation.
The Officers of the Corporation manage the day-to-day operations
of the Laboratory.
The
Board meets five times per year. It elects the Chairman of the Board
and Officers of the Corporation; monitors the Lab’s programs
and services to its sponsors; sets broad policies and objectives;
and formally evaluates the Corporation’s overall performance
each year through functional subcommittees. The Board ensures that
the Laboratory’s resources are managed effectively and in
a fiscally responsible way.
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| Officers of The Corporation |
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John R. Kreick - Chairman of the Board
James D. Shields - President and Chief Executive Officer
Eliezer G. Gai - Vice President for Engineering
Darryl G. Sargent - Vice President for Programs
John W. Stillwell - Vice President for Strategic Systems
Joseph M. Wolfe, Jr. - Treasurer and Vice President
for Finance and Administration
William S. Elias II - Secretary and General Counsel
Helen M. Gillis - Assistant Secretary |
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| Board of Directors |
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George
A. Ashur
Managing Director, Cambridge Place
Investment Management
Gordon B. Baty
Chairman of the Board,
Navigator Technology Ventures, LLC;
Founder and Retired Partner, Zero Stage
Capital Company, Inc.
John A. Gordon
General, U.S. Air Force (Retired);
Former President's Homeland Security Advisor
and Assistant to the President
John M. Klineberg
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Swales Aerospace;
Retired President, Space Systems/Loral
John R. Kreick
Chairman of the Board, Draper Laboratory;
Former President, Sanders
George M. Milne, Jr.
Venture Partner, Radius Ventures, LLC;
Former Executive Vice President of Research and Development, Pfizer Inc.
John T. Mitchell
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired),
Consultant, Bechtel National, Inc.
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Malcolm R. O'Neill
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Retired);
Retired Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Lockheed Martin Corp.
Kenneth R. Ratcliffe
President, The Ratcliffe Group
Peter
C. Read
Financial Consultant;
Retired Executive Vice President,
Bank of Boston
Maxine L. Savitz
Retired General Manager,
Honeywell Technology Partnerships
C. Bruce Tarter
Director Emeritus
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peter B. Teets
Former Under Secretary of the Air Force;
Former President & Chief Operating Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
James D. Shields
President and CEO,
Draper Laboratory |
At the Annual Meeting of the Corporation in October 2007, the following changes occurred in the rosters of the Board of Directors and Corporation: George M. Milne, Jr. was elected a Director. Kenneth Malley retired from the Board of Directors and became a Member Emeritus. New Members of the Corporation elected are Wendy Abt, Wanda M. Austin, Dennis Fitzgerald, Lena G. Goldberg, Sherwin Greenblatt, Franklin C. Miller, and M. Elisabeth Pate'-Cornell. Joining the ranks of Members Emeriti are Bruce DeMars, Bradford W. Parkinson, and Harrison H. Schmitt. Cecile D. Barker resigned. |
