James F. Albaugh

James F. Albaugh (born May 31, 1950) is the former executive vice president of the Boeing Company and chief executive officer of the Boeing Commercial Airplanes business unit. He served in these capacities for Boeing Commercial Airplanes from September 1, 2009, until his retirement on June 26, 2012. He retired from the company on October 1, 2012. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Boeing Defense, Space & Security business unit. Albaugh oversaw a $30.8 billion budget while managing over 70,000 personnel in that position. Albaugh earned $1,499,923 in 2005, making him one of the highest-paid managers in the defense sector.

Early life Albaugh was raised in Richland, Washington. He graduated from Richland High School in Richland, Washington, in 1968. Graduating in the same class with Albaugh was future secretary of defense James Mattis. Albaugh received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics from Willamette University (1972) and a master's degree in civil engineering from Columbia University.

From July 2002 to September 2009 Albaugh was president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (presently named Boeing Defense, Space & Security), a business unit of the Boeing Company.

On September 1, 2016, Albaugh was appointed to the Harris Corporation board of directors.

Honors and awards Albaugh is a recipient of the Howard Hughes Memorial Award given "to an aerospace leader whose accomplishments over a long career have contributed significantly to the advancement of aviation or space technology." . He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011 for technical leadership in defense and commercial aerospace industry.