WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has elected Robert O. Work as a director, effective
immediately. Work, 64, was appointed the 31st Deputy
Secretary of Defense by President Barack
Obama in 2014, a position he held through July 2017.
"Bob is well known in both the public and private sectors for
his significant expertise in global security matters, most
especially in the areas of defense strategy, advanced technologies,
international studies and acquisition reform," said Thomas A. Kennedy, Raytheon Company Chairman and
CEO. "In an era of rapid technological and geo-political change,
Bob's vision and expertise will serve us well as we continue to
shape our company for future success."
Work is a distinguished graduate of the Naval Reserve Officers
Training Course at the University of
Illinois, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the
U.S. Marine Corps in 1974. During his 27-year military career, he
held a wide range of command, leadership and management positions.
He commanded an artillery battery and a battalion, and was the base
commander at Camp Fuji, Japan. His last assignment was as
military assistant and senior aide to the Honorable Richard Danzig,
71st Secretary of the Navy.
Work retired from the military in 2001 with the rank of
colonel.
In 2002, Work joined the Center for Strategic and Budgetary
Assessments (CSBA), first as a Senior Fellow for Maritime Affairs
and later as the Vice President for Strategic Studies. In 2009, he
was appointed by President Obama to serve as the Undersecretary of
the Navy, a position he held until
2013. From 2013 to 2014 he served as Chief Executive Officer of the
Center for New American Security (CNAS), before returning to the
Pentagon with his appointment as Deputy Secretary of
Defense.
Work has served as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, where he taught
defense analysis and roles and missions of the armed forces. He
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign; a Master of Science in systems management
from the University of Southern
California; a Master of Science in space system operations
from the Naval Postgraduate School; and
a master's in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International
Studies. He is a member of the International Institute for
Strategic Studies (IISS).
In 2017, outgoing Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter presented Work with his second
Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the
Pentagon's highest civilian award. Additionally, he has been
awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service
Medal, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint
Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the Distinguished Public
Service Awards from the Departments of the Army, Air Force and
Navy, the Legion of Merit, the Defense
Meritorious Service Medal and the Meritorious Service
Medal.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2016 sales of
$24 billion and 63,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 95 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5ITM products
and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers
in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in
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