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Officers of The Corporation
 
John R. Kreick John R. Kreick
Chairman of the Board
James D. Shields James D. Shields
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eliezer G.Gai Eliezer G. Gai
Vice President for Engineering
Darryl G. Sargent Darryl G. Sargent
Vice President for Programs
John W. Stillwell John W. Stillwell
Vice President for Strategic Systems
Joseph M. Wolfe, Jr. Joseph M. Wolfe, Jr.
Treasurer and Vice President for Finance and Administration
William S. Elias II William S. Elias II
Secretary and General Counsel
Helen M. Gillis Helen M. Gillis
Assistant Secretary

 

 

Board of Directors
 
John R. Kreick George A. Ashur
Managing Director, Cambridge Place
Investment Management
James D. Shields Gordon B. Baty
Chairman of the Board,
Navigator Technology Ventures, LLC;
Founder and Retired Partner, Zero Stage Capital Company, Inc.
Eliezer G.Gai John A. Gordon
General, U.S. Air Force (Retired);
Former President's Homeland Security Advisor and Assistant to the President
Darryl G. Sargent John M. Klineberg
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Swales Aerospace;
Retired President, Space Systems/Loral
John W. Stillwell John R. Kreick
Chairman of the Board, Draper Laboratory;
Former President, Sanders
Joseph M. Wolfe, Jr. George M. Milne, Jr.
Venture Partner, Radius Ventures, LLC;
Former Executive Vice President of Research and Development, Pfizer Inc.
William S. Elias II John T. Mitchell
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired),
Consultant, Bechtel National, Inc.
Helen M. Gillis Malcolm R. O'Neill
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Retired);
Retired Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Lockheed Martin Corp.
Helen M. Gillis Kenneth R. Ratcliffe
President, The Ratcliffe Group
Helen M. Gillis Peter C. Read
Financial Consultant;
Retired Executive Vice President, Bank of Boston
Helen M. Gillis Maxine L. Savitz
Retired General Manager,
Honeywell Technology Partnerships
Helen M. Gillis C. Bruce Tarter
Director Emeritus
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Helen M. Gillis Peter B. Teets
Former Under Secretary of the Air Force;
Former President & Chief Operating Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Helen M. Gillis James D. Shields
President and CEO,
Draper Laboratory

 

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