Phebe Novakovic — Chair & CEO, General Dynamics

**Phebe Novakovic** is the Chairman and CEO of **General Dynamics** (NYSE: GD), a $42B defense conglomerate comprising four major segments: Aerospace (Gulfstream jets), Marine Systems (submarines, surface combatants), Combat Systems (tanks, armored vehicles), and Technologies (GDIT — one of the largest federal IT services providers). A former CIA officer and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, she has led General Dynamics since 2013 with a capital allocation discipline that is the envy of the defense industry.