Mr. John C. Johnson Is Named Member of the Board of Regents
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (www.potomacinstitute.org) is pleased to announce that Mr. John C. Johnson has been named a Member of the Board of Regents. Mr. Johnson is currently Vice President, General Manager, and Deputy to the President of Electronic Systems of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Institute Chairman and CEO Michael Swetnam welcomed Mr. Johnson's appointment, noting, "John Johnson in an individual of accomplishment, commitment, and excellence. He had an extremely distinguished Air Force career and followed that with success at the highest levels of leadership in industry. His knowledge of defense systems will help the Institute better understand, support, and develop policy to further this country's security."
As Vice President, General Manager and Deputy to the President of Electronic Systems of Northrop Grumman Corporation, Mr. Johnson has oversight responsibility for developing, producing, and providing critical technologies, systems, and services for the Department of Defense, other government agencies, and commercial and international customers. Mr. Johnson joined Northrop Grumman in 1989 following a distinguished 20-year career with the U.S. Air Force. He has held a number of executive positions in the Business Development, Systems Development & Technology (SD&T) and Aerospace organizations.
He retired as a colonel and commander of flight operations for the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing. He achieved the rank of colonel after 14 years in service. His career included more than 4,000 flight hours, the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and multiple Air Medals for combat operations in Southeast Asia. During his Air Force career, he flew the RC-135, T-38, FB-111 and F-15 as both an instructor and command pilot.
His academic credentials include a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University and a master’s degree (MS) in systems management from the University of Southern California (USC) School of Engineering. He completed the General Manager Program at Harvard Business School and Executive Strategy program at UCLA.
Mr. Johnson is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, U.S. Air Force Association, National Association of Corporate Directors and Boardroom. He has served on the Board of Councilors for USC School of Engineering.