Phebe Novakovic
American businesswoman and former intelligence officer
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Phebe Novakovic (born 1957) is an American businesswoman and former intelligence officer. She has been the chairwoman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics since 2013.
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
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Phebe Nevenka Novakovic | |
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| Born | November 1957 (age 68)[1] |
| Education | Smith College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
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| Children | 3 |
Early and personal life
Novakovic is of Serbian descent.[3] She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1979 and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1988.[4][5][6] She was previously married to Michael G. Vickers, former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Special Forces soldier, and CIA paramilitary officer.[2][7] She has three daughters.[2]
Career
From 1997 to 2001, Novakovic worked for the United States Department of Defense.[4][5] She also worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.[4]
Following her departure from the United States Department of Defense, she joined General Dynamics in 2001.[5] She then became president and chief operations officer in 2012.[5] She has been the chairman and chief executive officer since January 2013.[4][5][8][9]
Board memberships
Novakovic has been on the board of directors of Abbott Laboratories since 2010,[8] and of J. P. Morgan Chase since 2020.[1] Additionally, she sits on the boards for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation and the National Military Family Association.[10]
Recognition
In 2018, Novakovic was listed as the 25th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[11]
She was ranked 21st on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[12] That same year, she was named as the world's 29th most powerful woman by Forbes.[13]
