| Douglas Munro |
Douglas Munro is currently the Chief Accounting Officer, VP & Controller at Mercury Systems, Inc. He has been in this position since 2012. Mr. Munro has an undergraduate degree from Merrimack College and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. |
| William Conley |
William Conley is currently the Director at the National Defense Industrial Association and the Chief Technology Officer at Mercury Systems, Inc. He previously worked as a Program Manager at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency from 2013 to 2015. He holds a doctorate degree from Purdue University and an undergraduate degree from Whitman College. |
| Jeffrey Eason |
Jeffrey Eason is currently working as the Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at Mercury Systems, Inc. He previously worked as a Manager-Global Government Solutions at Cisco Systems, Inc. Mr. Eason completed his undergraduate degree at Merrimack College in 1982 and his graduate degree at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1986. |
| Charles R. Wells |
Charles R. Wells is currently the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Mercury Systems, Inc. He previously worked as a Head-Manufacturing Technician at Teledyne Defense Electronics LLC. Mr. Wells completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at George Mason University. |
| Steve Ratner |
Steve Ratner is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP at Mercury Systems, Inc. He previously worked as Vice President-Human Resources & Security at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Inc. and as Vice President-Human Resources at Raytheon Missiles & Defense. Ratner received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and his graduate degree from the University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign. |
| David E. Farnsworth |
David E. Farnsworth is currently the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Vertex Technical Services International Co., the Director at RTN Federal Credit Union, the Director at Thales-Raytheon Systems Co. LLC, the Director at Thales-Raytheon Systems Co. SAS, the Director at Merrimack Valley Credit Union, and the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Executive VP at Mercury Systems, Inc. He previously worked as the Director at Thales-Raytheon Systems Co., Ltd., the Manager at Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC (Massachusetts), and the Chief Financial Officer at HawkEye 360, Inc. Mr. Farnsworth holds an MBA from Boston University and an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Stuart Howard Kupinsky |
Stuart Howard Kupinsky is currently working as the Secretary & Director at MyEdu Corp., as well as the Director at Blackboard (UK) Ltd. He is also the Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President at Mercury Systems, Inc. and the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Treasurer at Blackboard Student Services, Inc. Additionally, he serves as the Secretary at Higher One Holdings, Inc. In the past, Mr. Kupinsky worked as the Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Exide Technologies LLC from 2002 to 2006. He also held positions as the Secretary, SVP-Corporate Affairs & General Counsel at Tekelec Global, Inc. from 2007 to 2012, and as the General Counsel at Teligent, Inc. (Virginia). Furthermore, he worked as an Attorney at the Federal Communications Commission and as the Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Cadence Innovation LLC from 2006 to 2007. He also served as an Attorney-Antitrust Division at the US Department of Justice. Mr. Kupinsky obtained a graduate degree from George Washington University in 1992 and an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University. |
| William Louis Ballhaus |
William Louis Ballhaus is the founder of MilestoneRoad Partners LLC, which was founded in 2021. He is currently the Chairman of MilestoneRoad Partners LLC. Dr. Ballhaus is also currently the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Mercury Systems, Inc. He holds the position of Executive Chairman at Government Brands LLC, Catalis LLC, Platinum Solutions, Inc., and MyEdu Corp. Additionally, he is a Director at Qmulos LLC and a Trustee at Meadow Great Foundation. In his former positions, Dr. Ballhaus served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of SRA International, Inc. from 2011 to 2015. He was also the President & Chief Executive Officer of DynCorp (Parent) International Inc. from 2008 to 2010. He held various leadership roles at SRA Cos., Inc., TechAmerica, Inc., United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, and Higher One Holdings, Inc. Dr. Ballhaus was a Director at Blackboard (UK) Ltd. from 2016 to 2021. He was the President-Network Systems & Mission Solutions at BAE Systems, Inc. from 2003 to 2008 and the Senior Vice President-System Engineering at Boeing's Satellite Development Center. Dr. Ballhaus obtained a graduate degree and a doctorate from Stanford University. He also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. |
| Stephanie Georges Comfort |
Stephanie Georges Comfort is currently the Director of the Christopher J. Georges Journalism Foundation, Treasurer at Wellesley College, Trustee at Colorado Academy, and a Member of The Business Leadership Council of Wellesley College. She is also the Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President at Mercury Systems, Inc. since 2019. In her former positions, Ms. Comfort served as an Outside Director at Zayo Group LLC from 2013 to 2015, an Independent Director at Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. from 2013 to 2015, and as the Executive Vice President at CenturyLink Investment Management Co. in 2012. She was also the Chief Strategy Officer at Qwest Communications International, Inc. from 2009 to 2010 and the SVP-Corporate Strategy, Communications & Marketing at Maxar Intelligence, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Additionally, she worked as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in 1999 and as the Executive VP-Corporate Strategy & Development at Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana). She held the position of Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President at Maxar Technologies, Inc. from 2015 to 2019 and at Maxar Technologies ULC. She also served as the EVP-Corporate Strategy & Development at Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) from 2002 to 2012. Ms. Comfort obtained her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. |
| Howard L. Lance |
Howard L. Lance is currently the Non-Executive Chairman at Covanta Energy Corp., Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Covanta Holding Corp., Summit Materials LLC, Summit Materials, Inc., Mercury Systems, Inc., New Vista Acquisition Corp., and Covert Topco Partnership LP. He is also an Independent Director at Mercury Systems, Inc. and New Vista Acquisition Corp. Previously, Mr. Lance served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Maxar Technologies ULC, Astech Ltd., MDA Systems Ltd., Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd., and Decision Insight Information Group (UK) Ltd. He was also the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Maxar Technologies, Inc. Additionally, he held the position of Non-Executive Chairman at Harris Corp., Change Healthcare, Inc., and served as a Director at Stryker Corp., Eastman Chemical Co., Aviat Networks, Inc., and Ferrovial SA. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lance was the EVP-Electronics & Telecommunications Business at Emerson Electric Co. and the President, COO-Retail & Financial Group at NCR Voyix Corp. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Bradley University and his graduate degree from Krannert School of Management. |
| Gerard Jerry DeMuro |
Gerard Jerry DeMuro is currently the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Eve UAM LLC. He is also an Independent Director at Mercury Systems, Inc., a Director at Aerospace Industries Association, a Director at Eve Holding, Inc., and a Strategic Advisor at Resilience Capital Partners LLC. Previously, Mr. DeMuro held positions at BAE Systems Plc as an Executive Director & Member-Executive Board from 2014 to 2020. He was also a Director & EVP-Strategic Initiatives at BAE Systems, Inc. in 2020. Additionally, he served as a Director at the Association of the United States Army, National Science Center’s Fort Discovery, AFCEA International, Aero Communications, Inc., and Boys & Girls Club of Taunton. Mr. DeMuro was an Independent Director at Zanite Acquisition Corp. from 2020 to 2021. He also worked at General Dynamics Corp. as the Executive VP-Information Systems & Technology from 2011 to 2013. He held the position of Vice President & General Manager at General Dynamics Government Systems Corp. and was the President of General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. from 2001 to 2003. He was also the Executive Vice President at General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd. Mr. DeMuro received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977 and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1986. |
| Orlando P. Carvalho |
Orlando P. Carvalho is an Independent Director at Mercury Systems, Inc. and a Director at The NORDAM Group LLC. He is also an Associate at the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Previously, he was the Director of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and the Executive Vice President-Aeronautics at Lockheed Martin Corp. He has an undergraduate degree from Fairfield University and an MBA from the University of Maryland. |
| Barry R. Nearhos |
Barry R. Nearhos is currently the Lead Independent Director at Mercury Systems, Inc. He previously served as an Independent Director at Virtusa Corp. from 2016 to 2021. He also held the position of Director at Eastern Bank Corp. Additionally, Mr. Nearhos worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1989 to 2015, where he served as the Managing Partner-Northeast Region. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Boston College. |
| Debora A. Plunkett |
Debora A. Plunkett is currently an Independent Director at CACI International, Inc., Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Mercury Systems, Inc., Nationwide Insurance Co., BlueVoyant LLC, a Professor at the University of Maryland, and Principal at Plunkett & Associates, Inc. She previously served as an Independent Director at Old COPPER Co., Inc., Director-Information Assurance Directorate at the United States National Security Agency, and Director-Office & Transnational Threats at the United States National Security Council. Plunkett holds an MBA from The Johns Hopkins University, an undergraduate degree from Towson University, and a graduate degree from The National War College. |
| Lisa S. Disbrow |
Lisa S. Disbrow is currently serving as the Chairman at LMI Consulting LLC, Chairman at NobleReach Foundation, Independent Director at CACI International, Inc., Director at Sequa Corp., Independent Director at Mercury Systems, Inc., Independent Director at BlackBerry Ltd., Director at SparkCognition, Inc., Director at Definitive Logic Corp., and Director at Wounded Warrior Project, Inc. Previously, she held positions as Chairman at Hensoldt, Inc., Independent Director at Perspecta, Inc., and Secretary at US Air Force. Ms. Disbrow has an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and graduate degrees from George Washington University and The National War College. |
| Scott David Ostfeld |
Scott David Ostfeld is currently an Independent Director at Mercury Systems, Inc. and TreeHouse Foods, Inc. He is also a Director at the Richard Paul Richman Center For Business Law & Public Policy. In addition, he is the Managing Partner & Portfolio Manager at JANA Partners LLC. Previously, Mr. Ostfeld served as an Independent Director at Conagra Brands, Inc. and HD Supply Holdings, Inc. He was also a Director at Team Health, Inc., Bloomin' Brands, Inc., HD Supply, Inc., and Team Health Holdings, Inc. He has also served as a Director at The Opportunity Network, Inc.Mr. Ostfeld started his career as an Associate at GSC Group (New Jersey) and later worked as an Investment Banker at Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.Mr. Ostfeld completed his undergraduate degree at The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York. He then went on to graduate from Columbia Law School and obtained an MBA from Columbia Business School in 2002. |
| Roger A. Krone |
Roger A. Krone currently works at Boy Scouts of America, as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Lear Corp., as Independent Director from 2020, Mercury Systems, Inc., as Independent Director from 2023, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, as Director, Aerospace Industries Association, as Director, Greater Washington Urban League, Inc., as Director, The Business Roundtable, as Director, The Economic Club of Washington, as Director, Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, as Director, Electronic Industries Alliance, as Director, Professional Services Council, as Director from 2021, Weta Television, as Director, Greater Washington Educational Telecommunication Association, as Trustee, Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., as Trustee, and American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, as Member. Mr. Krone also formerly worked at Leidos, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to 2023, Leidos Holdings, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer in 2023, BorgWarner, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017 to 2019, Northern Virginia Technology Council, as Director, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, as Director-Information Systems, United Launch Alliance LLC, as Director, The Boeing Co., as President-Network & Space Systems from 2006 to 2014, General Dynamics Corp., as Principal from 1977 to 1991, McDonnell Douglas Corp., as Treasurer & Vice President, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security, as President-Network & Space Systems. Mr. Krone received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, graduate degree from The University of Texas at Arlington, and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
