Kresa
to chair Board of Trustees
After serving
for more than a decade as a member of Caltech’s Board of Trustees,
this month Kent Kresa, chairman emeritus of Northrop Grumman Corporation,
assumes the role of chairman. Kresa succeeds Ben Rosen, who has served
as chairman of the board since 2001.
“I
have enjoyed my association with Caltech over the last 10 years,”
says Kresa. “The next decade will be an exciting one for Caltech,
and I am delighted to do my part.”
Kresa was
chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Northrop Grumman
from 1990 to 2003. He served as that company’s president from 1987
to 2001. Prior to joining Northrop, Kresa served with the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency in the Department of Defense, and from 1961 to
1968 was associated with the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Kresa serves
on numerous corporate and institutional boards, including Avery Dennison
Corporation, Fluor Corporation, General Motors Corporation, and several
nonprofit organizations and universities. He is a member of the National
Academy of Engineering; a past chairman of the board of governors of the
Aerospace Industries Association; and an honorary fellow, and also a past
president, of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
He is a senior advisor for the Carlyle Group.
Kresa’s
prestigious awards for leadership include the International von Kármán
Wings Award; the Caltech Management Association’s Excellence in
Management Award; the California Manufacturers and Technology Association
Award for Manufacturer of the Century; the California Museum of Science
and Industry and the California Museum Foundation Award for the California
Industrialist of the Year; the Howard Hughes Memorial Award for contributions
to the advancement of aviation and space technology; selection by Business
Week magazine as one of the nation’s top 25 managers for 2001;
and Aviation Week magazine’s 2002 Laurel Citation for achievements
in aeronautics/propulsion.
Kresa is
a graduate of MIT, where he received a BS in 1959, an MS in 1961, and
an EAA in 1966, all in aeronautics and astronautics.
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