Christopher E. Kubasik is

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and

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L3Harris Technologies L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology service (economics), services provider that produces products for command and control systems, wireless equipment, tactical radios, avi ...

, a provider of global ISR, communications and networked systems, and electronic systems for military,

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and commercial aviation customers. In this position, he is responsible for leading the execution of L3Harris's strategic growth objectives.

Career

Kubasik joined L3 Technologies in October 2015. On July 19, 2017, the L3 Board elected Kubasik to the position of CEO and president, and to the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2018. When L3 merged with

Harris Corporation Harris Corporation was an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology service (economics), services provider that produced wireless equipment, tactical radios, electronic systems, night vision device, night visi ...

in 2019 to form

, Kubasik was president and

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of the new company. He was appointed chief executive officer in June 2021 and was appointed as chair in June 2022. Prior to joining L3, Kubasik was president and COO of Lockheed Martin Corporation. While in that role, an ethics investigation confirmed that Kubasik had a long-term extramarital affair with a subordinate employee, and on November 9, 2012, Bob Stevens, chairman and CEO, asked for and received Chris Kubasik's resignation.

Education

Kubasik earned his bachelor's degree (Magna Cum Laude) in accounting from the University of Maryland's School of Business in 1983. In 1997, he attended the Executive Program at

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. In 2004, he completed the Systems Acquisition Management Course for Flag Officers at the

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, Fort Belvoir. He is also a

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