Linda Hudson
{{short description|American businesswoman}}
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Linda Parker Hudson is an American businesswoman,{{Cite web|title = Cardea Ideas|url = http://www.cardeagroup.com/what-we-do/cardea-ideas|website = www.cardeagroup.com|accessdate = 2015-11-04}} currently the Chairman & CEO of The Cardea Group{{Cite web|title = Home|url = http://www.cardeagroup.com|website = www.cardeagroup.com|accessdate = 2015-11-04}} and former President{{cite book|last=Sutton|first=Robert I.|title=Good boss, bad boss: how to be the best-- and learn from the worst|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n19OZlQi0NwC&pg=PT25|accessdate=6 August 2011|date=2010-09-07|publisher=Hachette Digital, Inc.|isbn=978-0-446-55608-8|pages=25–}}{{cite book|last=Chand|first=Samuel R.|title=Cracking Your Church's Culture Code: Seven Keys to Unleashing Vision and Inspiration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EftFsm3v5sUC&pg=PT112|accessdate=6 August 2011|date=2010-10-26|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|isbn=978-0-470-62781-5|pages=112–}} and CEO of BAE Systems Inc.{{cite book|last=Bryant|first=Adam|title=The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbi-cKHhYsEC&pg=PR12|accessdate=6 August 2011|date=2011-04-12|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-1-4299-5916-2|pages=12–}} and Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems plc. In her role at BAE Systems Inc., Hudson is the first woman to be the head of a company that is a major contractor with the Pentagon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2013/01/22/linda-hudson-first-female-ceo-in-defense-reflects-on-what-it-takes/#1e7e1ac3735c|title=Linda Hudson, First Female CEO In Defense, Reflects On What It Takes|last=Thompson|first=Loren|website=Forbes }} She currently serves on the board of directors for Bank of America{{Cite web|title = Bank of America {{!}} Investor Relations {{!}} Board of Directors|url = http://investor.bankofamerica.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71595&p=irol-govboard|website = Bank of America Investor Relations|accessdate = 2015-11-04}} and Ingersoll Rand.{{Cite web|url = https://company.ingersollrand.com/ircorp/en/discover-us/our-company/enterprise-leadership/board-of-directors.html|title = Ingersoll Rand Board of Directors|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}
University diplomas
A graduate of the University of Florida,{{Cite web|title = Linda P. Hudson launches Leader in Residence Program in Engineering with $1M gift » Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering » University of Florida|url = https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news/linda-p-hudson-launches-leader-in-residence-program-in-engineering-with-1m-gift/|website = www.eng.ufl.edu|accessdate = 2015-11-04|date = July 2015}} Hudson received her bachelor's degree with honors in Industrial and Systems Engineering in 1972. She remains active in the alumni and athletic associations and serves on advisory boards for the College of Engineering. In 2011, she received an honorary doctorate degree in engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute,{{Cite web|url = http://www.tbp.org/pubs/Features/F15Brown.pdf|title = Linda Hudson: Defense Industry Trailblazer|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }} and in 2014 she received an honorary doctorate in science degree from the University of Florida.{{cite web|last1=Goh|first1=Helen|title=UF extends highest honor to engineering pioneer Linda Parker Hudson|url=http://news.ufl.edu/archive/2014/12/uf-extends-highest-honor-to-engineering-pioneer-linda-parker-hudson.html|website=UF News|accessdate=2014-12-23}}
Career
Hudson was the president & CEO of BAE Systems, Inc.{{Cite web|title = BAE Systems, Inc. President and CEO Linda P. Hudson Announces Plan to Retire Next Year {{!}} BAE Systems {{!}} United States|url = http://www.baesystems.com/en-us/article/bae-systems-inc-president-and-ceo-linda-p-hudson-announces-plan-to-retire-next-year-she-will-remain-on-the-board-as-an-outside-director-through-april-2015|website = www.baesystems.com|accessdate = 2015-11-04}}
In 2019, she was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for leadership in the development and production of military systems, and for mentoring and developing future engineering leaders.
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