James Albaugh

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| alma_mater = Willamette University;
Columbia University

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Boeing {{small|(1975-2012)}}
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems {{small|(2002-2009)}}
Boeing Commercial Airplanes {{small|(2009-2012)}}

| organization = National Academy of Engineering

| office = President & CEO

| boards = Harris Corporation {{small|(2016)}}

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| awards = Howard Hughes Memorial Award

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James F. Albaugh (born May 31, 1950) is the former executive vice president of The Boeing Company and chief executive officer of the Boeing Commercial Airplanes business unit. He served in these capacities for Boeing Commercial Airplanes from September 1, 2009, until his retirement on June 26, 2012.{{cite web |last1=Wilhelm |first1=Steve |title=Ray Conner takes over as Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2012/06/26/ray-conner-takes-over-boeing.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |publisher=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=31 January 2023}} He retired from the company on October 1, 2012. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Boeing Defense, Space & Security business unit. Albaugh oversaw a $30.8 billion budget while managing over 70,000 personnel in that position. Albaugh earned $1,499,923 in 2005, making him one of the highest-paid managers in the defense sector.{{cite web |title=James Albaugh |url=http://www.neumann-compensation.com/managers/salary/james-albaugh/ |website=Neumann Compensation |publisher=Neumann International AG |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714170114/http://www.neumann-compensation.com/managers/salary/james-albaugh/ |archive-date=14 July 2011 |language=de |date=2011}}

Early life

Albaugh graduated from Richland High School in Richland, Washington, in 1968.{{cite web |title=James F. Albaugh |url=https://www.nndb.com/people/958/000170448/ |website=www.nndb.com |publisher=NNDB |access-date=31 January 2023}} Graduating in the same class with Albaugh was future Secretary of Defense James Mattis.{{Cite web |title=Class of 1968 Graduation Roster |url=https://colhi68.tripod.com/68roster.html |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=colhi68.tripod.com}} Albaugh received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics from Willamette University (1972) and a master's degree in civil engineering from Columbia University.

Career

In 1975, Albaugh joined Boeing and held various other executive positions. His first assignment at Boeing was at their Richland, Washington operations in 1975.{{cite web |title=Executive Biography - James Albaugh |url=http://boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/execprofiles/albaugh.html |publisher=Boeing |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531101739/http://boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/execprofiles/albaugh.html |archive-date=May 31, 2009 |language=en |date=February 2009}}

From July 2002 to September 2009 Albaugh was president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (presently named Boeing Defense, Space & Security), a business unit of The Boeing Company. From September 2009 to October 2012, Albaugh was president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a business unit of The Boeing Company. On October 1, 2012, Albaugh retired from Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

From December 2012 to July 2016, Albaugh served as a senior advisor to The Blackstone Group.{{cite web |title=James F. Albaugh |url=https://www.harris.com/person/board-of-directors/james-albaugh |website=Board of Directors |publisher=Harris Corporation |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224164358/https://www.harris.com/person/board-of-directors/james-albaugh |archive-date=24 December 2016}}

On September 1, 2016, Albaugh was appointed to the Harris Corporation board of directors.{{cite web |title=James F. Albaugh Appointed to Harris Corporation Board of Directors; Roger B. Fradin Nominated for Election to Board |url=https://www.harris.com/press-releases/2016/08/james-f-albaugh-appointed-to-harris-corporation-board-of-directors-roger-b |website=Press Releases |publisher=Harris Corporation |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410032855/https://www.harris.com/press-releases/2016/08/james-f-albaugh-appointed-to-harris-corporation-board-of-directors-roger-b |archive-date=10 April 2019 |language=en |date=31 August 2016}}

Honors and awards

Albaugh is a recipient of the Howard Hughes Memorial Award given "to an aerospace leader whose accomplishments over a long career have contributed significantly to the advancement of aviation or space technology." [https://web.archive.org/web/20090120114728/http://aeroclubsocal.org/scaahowardhughes.html]. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011{{Cite web|url=https://nae.edu/42060/Mr-James-F-Albaugh|title=Mr. James F. Albaugh|website=NAE Website|access-date=2020-04-06}} for technical leadership in defense and commercial aerospace industry.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20161224165524/http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/farnborough2012/pdf/Bio_Albaugh.pdf James (Jim) F. Albaugh biography at Boeing in PDF format]; archived from the [http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/farnborough2012/pdf/Bio_Albaugh.pdf original] on December 24, 2016.
[https://www.harris.com/person/board-of-directors/james-albaugh James Albaugh biography at Harris Corporation]

{{succession box|title=President/CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes|before=Scott Carson|after=Raymond Conner |years=2009-2012}}

Category:1950 births

Category:Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni

Category:Living people

Category:People from Richland, Washington

Category:Willamette University alumni

Category:20th-century American businesspeople

Category:Boeing people