Ronald D. Sugar (born July 30, 1948) is an American business executive. He was the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the
Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2003 to 2009. In August 2018 he was elected as chairman of
Uber
Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation company that provides Ridesharing company, ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California, a ...
.
Early life
Ronald D. Sugar was born on July 30, 1948. He received a PhD in electrical engineering from UCLA in 1971 after he graduated summa cum laude in engineering from the
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
in 1968.
Career
Sugar was the president and chief operating officer of
TRW Aerospace and Information Systems. From 2000 to 2001, he was the president and chief operating officer of
Litton Industries. He then was the president and chief operating officer of
Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2001 to 2003, and chairman and CEO from 2003 to 2009. He was succeeded by
Wesley G. Bush.
Sugar has been a director of
Chevron Corporation since 2005 and
Apple Inc. since 2010.
Awards and honors
Sugar was elected a member of the
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American Nonprofit organization, nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. It is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), along with the National Academ ...
"for major contributions to advanced space communication systems and leadership in innovative aerospace programs".
Philanthropy
He is a member of the board of trustees of the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
.
[Board of Trustees]
, University of Southern California, ''Accessed April 13, 2008.''
References
American people of Canadian descent
Directors of Chevron Corporation
Northrop Grumman people
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
1948 births
Living people
Directors of Apple Inc.
American corporate directors
Canadian corporate directors
Canadian chief executives
American chief operating officers
Directors of Uber
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