Someone should highlight this on the profile: nice expansion on management
Lieutenant General James A. Abrahamson (retired USAF)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Member: Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) James A. Abrahamson has been a member of the Board since April 1998 and has served as Chairman of the Board since November 2001. Lt. Gen. Abrahamson currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of StratCom, LLC; SkySpectrum, LLC; and Sky Sentry, LLC. Each of these companies is associated with the development of stratospheric airships for civil and military applications.
From 1992 to 1995, Lt. Gen. Abrahamson served as Chairman of the Oracle Corporation. Prior to holding his chairmanship at Oracle, he held the position of Executive Vice President for Corporate Development, and then President of the Transportation Sector, for Hughes Aircraft Company.
While on active duty in the Air Force, Lt. Gen. Abrahamson became one of the military's most experienced program directors. He led the Strategic Defense Initiative (President Reagan's "Star Wars" Program) from April 1984 until he retired from the Air Force in January 1989 at the rank of Lieutenant General. He also directed the development of the F-16 Multi-National Fighter and served as the NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight, managing NASA's space shuttle from its first flight through 10 safe and successful missions.
Lt. Gen. Abrahamson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955 and a Master of Science degree in the same field through the Air Force Institute of Technology program at the University of Oklahoma in 1961. He completed Squadron Officer School in 1958, Air Command and Staff College in 1966, the Air Force Test Pilot School in 1967, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1973. He served in the Air Force as a Test Pilot, Fighter Pilot, and Program Manager for 33 years, prior to moving to senior positions in civil industry.
