Christopher (Chris) M. Chadwick
President
Boeing Military Aircraft
Integrated Defense Systems
Chris Chadwick is Boeing Integrated Defense Systems president of Boeing Military Aircraft, which includes Global Strike; Global Mobility; Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; and Rotorcraft for all military services worldwide.
Prior to this assignment, Chadwick was vice president and general manager of Global Strike Systems (GSS), a St. Louis-based division of Precision Engagement and Mobility Systems. GSS consists of the Tactical Fighter business (F/A-18, F-22 and F-15), the Weapon Business, and the T-45 Goshawk and associated training system.
Chadwick previously was vice president of the F/A-18 Program. In this role, he was responsible for the technical, cost and schedule performance of the entire F/A-18 family of strike fighters, which includes the F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F as well as the EA-18G. This followed his assignment as the general manager and deputy program manager of the F/A-18 Program.
Leading up to these most recent assignments, Chadwick held numerous positions with The Boeing Company, including in Philadelphia as program manager for the Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey, a tiltrotor aircraft. In this position, his responsibilities included all programmatic activities associated with the Boeing MV-22 (U.S. Marine Corps) effort. He also served as program manager for the V-22 Low Rate Initial Production operations for both the MV-22 and CV-22 (Special Operations Forces) variants. In this position, he was responsible for all aspects of V-22 production, including coordination with Bell's Texas-based final assembly operations.
From November 1998 to March 2000, Chadwick was program manager for the Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) program in St. Louis. In addition, he maintained responsibilities as the Integrated Product Team lead for all Communication, Navigation and Identification and Electronic Warfare activities within the Boeing Aircraft & Missiles Tactical Aircraft (TACAIR) organization, consisting of the F-15, AV-8B, T-45 and F/A-18 programs.
As manager, F/A-18 Business Development, he was responsible for domestic and international sales, marketing and business development activities. He also held various positions leading business development efforts on the F-15, AV-8B and T-45 programs; as executive assistant to the vice president and general manager of Production Programs; in technology business development in Dayton, Ohio; and in multiple engineering positions on U.S. Air Force programs (F-15, F-23 and other proprietary programs) in St. Louis.
Chadwick joined Boeing in June 1982 as an engineer in the Communications division after graduating from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. He received a Master's of Business Administration degree from Maryville University in 1998, and has served as a board member of the Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis and as the Boeing Executive Focal for Tennessee State University.