Wes Bush
Chief Executive Officer and President,
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Wes Bush is chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leader in global security.
Bush assumed the role of chief executive officer and president in January 2010. He was elected to the company’s Board of Directors in 2009 and also serves on the company’s corporate policy council.
Bush most recently served as the president and chief operating officer of the company. Previously he served as the corporate vice president and chief financial officer, and, before that, as the president of the company’s Space Technology sector. Prior to the acquisition of TRW by Northrop Grumman, he had served since 2001 as president and chief executive officer for TRW’s UK-based global Aeronautical Systems.
Bush joined TRW in 1987 as a systems engineer, and served in engineering, program management and business development roles in TRW’s Space & Electronics business. Beginning in 1999, he was vice president and general manager of the TRW telecommunication programs division.
From 2000 to 2001, Bush served as vice president and general manager of TRW Ventures, an organization focused on leveraging TRW’s advanced technologies to create new business opportunities in commercial markets. Prior to joining TRW, he held engineering positions with both the Aerospace Corporation and Comsat Labs.
Bush earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also completed the University of California, Los Angeles’ Executive Management Program. Bush serves on boards of several non-profit organizations, including the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Conservation International, and the Business-Higher Education Forum. In 2008, he was appointed to serve on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. For more information visit www.northropgrumman.com.