Ronald Sugar

Ronald D. Sugar
Born	July 30, 20[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	American
Alma mater	UCLA
Occupation	Businessman Chairman & CEO at Northrop Grumman (2003-2010)
Salary	US$ 1,510,580 (2007) Total: US$ 20,582,800 (2007)[2]
Predecessor	Kent Kresa
Political party	Republican
Board member of	Chevron Corp. (2005-), Apple Inc. (2010-)
Spouse(s)	Valerie Sugar
Children	2

Ronald D. Sugar (born July 30, 1948) is an American business executive. He served as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2003 to 2009.

Early life

Ronald D. Sugar was born on July 30, 1948. He received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from UCLA in 1971.^[3]

Career

Sugar served as the president and chief operating officer of TRW Aerospace and Information Systems. From 2000 to 2001, he served as the president and chief operating officer of Litton Industries, Inc.. He then served as the president and chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2001 to 2003, and as its chairman and CEO from 2003 to 2009.^[4] He was succeeded by Wesley G. Bush.^[5]

Sugar has also been a director of Chevron Corporation since 2005 and Apple, Inc. since 2010.^[6] In 1968, he graduated summa cum laude in engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.^[7]

Philanthropy

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California.^[8]

References

1. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/05/business/fi-cover5/3
2. http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=NOC.N&officerId=181267
3. ProQuest disseration search
4. Chevron - Ronald D. Sugar
5. Northrop Grumman CEO Ronald Sugar Retiring
6. https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/11/17bod.html
7. Northrop Grumman Bio
8. Board of Trustees, University of Southern California, Accessed April 13, 2008.