T homas A. Kennedy, who is CEO of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based Raytheon Co., also will be chairman, effective Oct. 1. He will succeed William H. Swanson, who will be retiring. Kennedy followed Swanson as CEO. Tracy A. Atkinson has been appointed to the board. She is executive vice president-finance of the State Street Corp.
Aug. 21-22—Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide UAS Workshop. Dayton Beach, Florida. See proed.erau.edu or email [email protected] Aug. 22—54th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine. Bangalore. www.isam.in/ Aug. 25—Ninth Asia-Pacific Congress of Aerospace Medicine. Beijing. www.apfama.org/2014
Project Manager, Mead & Hunt, Age 31 A guardian of environmental awareness, Kate Andrus is an industry leader in sustainability planning for airports. Through her participation in the FAA’s Sustainability Pilot Program, Andrus has been instrumental in assisting the agency in its goal to make sustainability a core objective in airport planning.
Director, Advanced Exploration Systems Division, NASA, Age 37 Growing up as an avid camper, Jason Crusan spent many nights staring up at the night sky and thinking about technology for space. Eventually, this fascination led to two bachelor’s degrees (in physics and electrical engineering), a master’s degree (in computer information systems) and, in January 2005, a job with NASA, where one co-worker has called him “an innovator who threw away the box.”
Space Fence Lead System Analyst, Lockheed Martin, Age 31 Space Fence is a U.S. Air Force Acquisition Category 1 program that will revolutionize how the world discovers, tracks and maintains space objects. Greg Fonder has been at the forefront of the program from early architecture studies in 2007 and was instrumental in Lockheed Martin’s win of the initial $915 million contract in June.
Executive Director, ATK Special Mission Aircraft, Age 39 As the son of a U.S. Air Force Special Operations pilot, Brad Hayes says he grew up among giants of the special operations community and felt driven to one day carry their torch. He is doing so in his role today overseeing weaponized platforms, special projects and mission support services.
