Ronald D. Sugar (born July 30, 1948) is an American business executive. He served as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the
Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2003 to 2009. On August 1, 2018 he was unanimously elected as independent Chairman of
Uber
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.
Early life
Ronald D. Sugar was born on July 30, 1948. He received a
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in
electrical engineering
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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 land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the Californ ...
in 1968.
Career
Sugar served as the president and chief operating officer of
TRW Aerospace and Information Systems. From 2000 to 2001, he served as the president and chief operating officer of
Litton Industries
Litton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States named after inventor Charles Litton Sr.
During the 1960s, the company began acquiring many unrelated firms and became one of the largest conglomerates in the United States. A ...
. He then served as the president and chief operating officer of
Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2001 to 2003, and as its chairman and CEO from 2003 to 2009. He was succeeded by
Wesley G. Bush.
Sugar has also been a director of
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standard Oil Company of California (shortened to Socal or CalSo), it is headquartered in S ...
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, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...
for major contributions to advanced space communication systems and leadership in innovative aerospace programs.
Philanthropy
He is a member of the Board of
Trustee
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s of the
University of Southern California
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See also
*
Outline of Apple Inc. (personnel)
*
History of Apple Inc.
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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