3 October 2019: BAE Systems has appointed Patrick J. Murphy to its Board of Directors for a term that will run through April 2022.
"Patrick has dedicated his career to serving our country in the US military, government and veterans' community, and he brings decades of leadership and management experience to our board," said Michael Chertoff, Chairman of the Board of BAE Systems, Inc. "He possesses firsthand knowledge of our defence and national security customers' needs and I'm looking forward to his valuable insight as a board member."
Currently, Murphy is the Distinguished Chair of Innovation at the United States Military Academy at West Point, an ambassador for the US Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes initiative, a Senior Fellow at the Association of the US Army, a media executive, and the Executive Chairman of WorkMerk, an education technology company.
Murphy is also on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, which was founded to support US efforts to deter future cyberattacks, increase coordination between government agencies, and develop expertise to promote American interests in cyberspace.
Murphy has graduated from the King's College, the University of Scranton ROTC programme, and the Widener University Commonwealth School of Law.