 Peter
B. Teets, DNRO
Peter B. Teets is Under Secretary of the Air
Force, Washington, D.C. Within the Air Force, he
is responsible for all actions of the Air Force
on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force and
is acting secretary in the secretary's absence.
In that capacity, he oversees the recruiting, training,
and equipping of more than 710,000 people, and a
budget of approximately $68 billion. As National
Reconnaissance Office Director, he is responsible
for the acquisition and operation of all United
States space-based reconnaissance and intelligence
systems. This includes management of the National
Reconnaissance Program, where he reports directly
to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of
Central Intelligence.
Mr. Teets is the retired President and Chief
Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation,
a position he held from 1997 through 1999.
Mr. Teets began his career with Martin Marietta,
Denver, Colorado, in 1963, as an Engineer in Flight
Control Analysis. In 1970, he began managing the
inertial guidance system to the Titan IIIC launch
vehicle until 1975, when he became Program Manager
for the company's Transtage Project and Director
of Space Systems. Five years later, Mr. Teets
became Vice President of Business Development
for Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace; and in 1982,
he joined its Strategic and Launch Systems Division
as Vice President and General manager. Following
two years in these positions, Mr. Teets became
President of Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace,
and in 1993, President of the company's Space
Group.
After the Lockheed Martin merger in 1995 and
until 1997, Mr. Teets served as President and
Chief Operating Officer in the Information and
Services Sector.
EDUCATION:
1963 Bachelor of Science degree in applied mathematics,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
1965 Master of Science degree in applied mathematics,
University of Colorado, Denver, Colo.
1978 Master of Science degree in management, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Sloan Fellow
1990 Honorary Doctorate of Science degree, University
of Colorado
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:
Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics
Fellow, American Astronautical Society
National Academy of Engineering |
