Drake, Eileen — Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. | Los Angeles Business Journal

Drake, Eileen — Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. Eileen Drake

Chief Executive

Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc.

THE LATEST:&Under Drake&s leadership Aerojet Rocketdyne forged a $1 billion, multi-year deal to provide propulsion systems for Raytheon's missiles. In January, Girl Scouts of the USA selected Drake to serve on the organization's National Board of Directors.

BACKGROUND: Drake, who oversees nearly 5,000 employees, was named chief executive and president of Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2015 after serving as chief operating officer. She previously worked at United Technologies Corp., where she was president of Pratt & Whitney AeroPower's auxiliary power unit and small turbojet propulsion business. Drake graduated from U.S. Army Aviation Officer School and served on active duty for seven years as a U.S. Army aviator and airfield commander at Davison Army Airfield in Fort Belvoir, Va. She earned an MBA from Butler University and an honorary doctorate degree in science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

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