A Marine On Top

Before becoming a top corporate man Robert J. Stevens was actually in the United States Marine Corps. The tough environment must have certainly helped him in the jungle of the business world.  Stevens is now the Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin.

There is a military connection with Lockheed Martin since it is a global security and aerospace corporation based in Bethesda, Maryland.  The company is involved in research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advance technology systems, products and services.  It’s been involved with Space Shuttle program, mission to Mars, and C 130 Hercules aircraft, just to name a few of its undertakings. The company has around 120,000 employees around the world with sales of $46.5 billion in 2011 and an order backlog of $80.7 billion.

Among Stevens’ accomplishments during his rise to the company top position was his restructuring of the then Lockheed Martin Energy and Environment Sector where he was president and CEO. Stevens was also president of Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management and steered a successful turnaround of the business.

Stevens graduated summa cum laude from Slippery Rock University. He is a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from that institution. He holds a master’s degree in engineering and management from the Polytechnic University of New York. Stevens also earned a master’s degree in business from Columbia University.