American business executive (born c. 1961)
Lewis Von Thaer (born c. 1961) is an American business executive. He serves as President and CEO of Battelle Memorial Institute, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit science and technology company.[1] He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of DynCorp, a McLean, Virginia-based private military contractor.
Early life
Lewis Von Thaer was born circa 1961.[2] graduated from Kansas State University.[2][3] He received a master's degree from Rutgers University.[2][3]
Career
Von Thaer started his career at AT&T Laboratories in 1983.[3] He later worked for Lucent.[3]
Von Thaer served as the Corporate Vice President of General Dynamics and the President of its Advanced Information Systems division from 2005 to 2013.[2][3] He served as the President of the National Security Sector at Leidos from 2013 to 2015.[2][4]
Von Thaer served as the Chief Executive Officer of DynCorp from June 2015 until a few years ago when he became CEO of Battelle.[2]
Von Thaer serves on the Defense Science Board.[2][3] He is also a member of the National Defense Industrial Association.[2]
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