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Board of Directors

Board Member
Linda A. Mills
Corporate Vice President and President
Northrop Grumman Information Technology

Linda A. Mills is corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector, a premier provider of advanced information technology systems, engineering services, business and information systems and solutions for government, international and commercial enterprises.

In this role, Mills oversees business operations in such areas as homeland security, health, public safety and enterprise business transformation. The IT sector provides large-scale systems integration and global IT infrastructure support to defense and federal/civilian agencies, international, state and local and commercial customers, and the intelligence community. It specializes in IT outsourcing, secure wireless, cyber-security, identity management solutions, large-scale network infrastructure, enterprise business applications, modeling and simulation, systems engineering and advanced algorithm support, and geospatial solutions. The IT sector employs more than 18,500 people worldwide and has sales of approximately $4.5 billion. Mills is also a member of the company's corporate policy council.

Prior to this appointment, Mills was president of the Civilian Agencies business group for the IT sector. The group provides enterprisewide network solutions and IT systems development, integration, services, program management and consulting to federal government agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of State, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Treasury, U.S. Postal Service and Department of Homeland Security, helping them serve the public and protect the homeland.

Mills was previously vice president for Mission Assurance/Six Sigma at the company's Mission Systems sector, where she served in a number of increasingly responsible leadership positions since joining the company in 1979.

Mills earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Santa Clara University and a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois. She was awarded CEO Leadership Awards in 2000, 2001 and 2005. She was also honored as one of Profiles in Diversity Journal's "Women Worth Watching in 2007" for her leadership achievements. In addition, she has served on the boards of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and the Northern Virginia Technology Council, as well as other professional affiliations.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $32 billion global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.