C. Michael Petters

C. Michael Petters

C. Michael Petters received his B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy and MBA from William & Mary. Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy, Mr. Petters was commissioned into the Navy where he served aboard the nuclear-powered submarine USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643) and spent five years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1987 in the Los Angeles-class submarine construction division. He held a number of increasingly responsible positions throughout the organization, including production supervisor for submarines, marketing manager for submarines and carriers, vice president of aircraft carrier programs, vice president of contracts and pricing, and vice president of human resources.

Mr. Petters is executive vice chairman of the board of directors at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), a global engineering and defense technologies provider. Previously he served as HII’s president and CEO. Before that, Mr. Petters served as president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and as president of Northrop Grumman’s Newport News sector.

Petters is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Aerospace Industries Association. He also serves on the US Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors. He is a U.S. Naval Institute Member, has been published in Proceedings, has participated in several Naval Institute events, and is a major donor.