Corporate Vice President and President,
Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Dr. Alexis C. Livanos is corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology sector.
In this role he is responsible for the strategic direction and operations of the sector, which develops a broad range of systems at the leading edge of space, defense, and electronics technology. He also serves on the company’s corporate policy council.
Previously, Livanos served as sector vice president and general manager for two divisions within the company’s Electronic Systems sector, the Systems Development and Technology and Space Sensors Division. Prior to that, he led the Navigation and Space Sensors Division’s financial turnaround and established growth strategies in avionic systems and space sensors for use in the global war on terrorism.
Before joining Northrop Grumman in 2003, Livanos served as executive vice president of Boeing Satellite Systems, where he was responsible for technology, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management, and strategic relationships and ventures. He also served as deputy general manager for the former TRW Electronic Systems and Technology Division and later as executive vice president of operations for Space Systems/Loral, driving the development of high-power, high-performance satellites. During his career, Livanos has participated in the successful launch of 45 satellites and has more than 30 years experience in research and applications in the fields of microelectronics, solid-state physics, electro-optics and signal processing.
Livanos earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a master’s degree in engineering science, and a Ph.D. in engineering science and physics from the California Institute of Technology. He also taught applied physics at Caltech for two years as a post-doctorate fellow.
Livanos is a member of the IEEE and AFCEA, and an associate fellow of the AIAA. He is on the Board of Councilors for the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering and on the Board of Directors for the Space Foundation, the California Chamber of Commerce, and the National Defense Industrial Association where he also serves as the Chairman of the Intel Committee. He is a fellow of the California Council on Science & Technology and chaired its task force on the best and brightest. He is also chairman of the Science Advisory Council for the Graduate Aeronautical Laboratory of Caltech (GALCIT) and a member of the Visiting Committee for Caltech’s Division of Engineering and Applied Science. His most recent awards include induction into the National Academy of Engineering, and receipt of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the GALCIT International von Karman Wings Award at Caltech.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a 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.
