Chairman, Space Foundation Board and former President and Chief Executive Officer, The Aerospace Corporation
Dr. Ballhaus is the former president and chief executive officer of The Aerospace Corporation. Under his leadership there were no failures in over 50 launches of Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office satellite systems for which Aerospace had mission success accountability. Previously, he was a corporate officer and vice president, Engineering and Technology, for Lockheed Martin Corporation. Ballhaus earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and a doctorate in engineering, from the University of California at Berkeley.
Symposium: Thursday, April 15, 2010: Moderator
8:30 AM
Featured Panel – The NRO Directors' Forum
Moderator:
William F. Ballhaus, Jr., Ph.D.
Chairman, Space Foundation Board and former President and Chief Executive Officer, The Aerospace Corporation
Panelists:
Mr. Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Under Secretary of the Air Force/Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1981-1988
Mr. Martin C. Faga
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1989-1993
Mr. Keith R. Hall
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1997-2001
Mr. Jeffrey K. Harris
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1994-1996
Robert J. Hermann, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research, Development, and Logistics, and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1979-1981
Donald M. Kerr, Ph.D.
Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence Space Technology) and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2005-2007
Mr. Scott F. Large
Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence and Space Technology) and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2007-2009
Hans Mark, Ph.D.
Under Secretary of the Air Force/Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1977-1979
Mr. Peter B. Teets
Under Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2001-2005
