J. Phillip "Jack" London

J. Phillip "Jack" London (April 30, 1937 – January 18, 2021) was a US naval engineer and businessman.

London was a 1959 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served as a naval aviator for 12 years during the Cold War and an additional 12 years in the Navy Reserve as an aeronautical engineering duty officer. In 1972, he joined CACI International Inc as a consultant. He became CEO of CACI in 1984. London led the growth of the company as a government information technology contractor for national security missions, electronic warfare and cyber security, with some 20,000 employees in 155 locations worldwide.

He served on the boards of the Navy Memorial Foundation, the Naval Historical Foundation, and the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.

Early life, education and naval career London was born to Harry R. and Evalyn P. London. His maternal family came from Illinois and Missouri and his father’s family came west from Tennessee and Maryland. A student of history and genealogy, London traced his family lineage back to Samuel Nicholson, a Continental Navy officer during the American Revolution and commanding officer of the USS Constitution, for whom he created the Captain Samuel Nicholson Naval and Marine Corps History and Leadership Award to honor a graduating Naval Academy midshipman in 2014.

CACI

London learned computer technology with the Navy and applied his knowledge of naval operations to earn a role at the CACI following his separation from active duty in 1972. He was promoted to a vice president role in 1976 and a seat on the board of directors in 1981. CACI co-founder Herb Karr asked London to take over day-to-day operations as president and CEO in 1984. London oversaw CACI's operational turnaround to profitability and growth, and transitioning with the rapidly changing IT market into the information security and intelligence community arenas. He was also the lead author of Character: The Ultimate Success Factor.

From 2007, he stepped down as CEO but was appointed as executive chairman of the company. In 2018, while chairman of the board of CACI he oversaw the unsuccessful attempted acquisition of General Dynamics into the company.

He died in January 2021 at age 83.

In 2019, he was awarded the Lone Sailor Award.

He was a recipient of the Naval Historical Foundation Distinguished Service Award and the Rodney N. Houghton Award of the National Maritime Historical Society.