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Robert K. Henry is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Harris Corporation. In this role, Mr. Henry oversees the company's government businesses in addition to providing leadership to a broad group of corporate functions, including research and development, technology transfer, acquisition integration, facilities, supply chain management, manufacturing, information systems, government affairs, contracts, and security.
Mr. Henry joined Harris Corporation in 1997 as vice president-general manager of the former Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD), which developed and produced ground-based, terrestrial, and satellite communication systems; electronic warfare simulation and evaluation systems; networks for command, control, communication, and intelligence applications; and high-technology applications for special systems. In 2003, he was named senior vice president of Harris Corporation and president of GCSD, and in 2006, he was promoted to the position of executive vice president of the company and president of GCSD.
Prior to joining Harris, Mr. Henry was vice president of Engineering for Sanders, a Lockheed Martin company headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire. He held positions of increasing responsibility during his career there, including vice president-general manager of the Information Systems Division.
Mr. Henry has a broad technical, business, and operations background with 34 years in the aerospace and defense industry, including 8 years with the Department of Defense (U.S. Army Communications Command) and the Defense Communications Agency.
Mr. Henry has a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master's degree in management from Frostburg University.
He is a member of the Air Force Association, the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, the Navy League of the United States, the National Defense Industrial Association, the Security Affairs Support Association, the Association of the United States Army, the United States Space Foundation, the Aerospace Industries Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI. He is a former chairman of the board for the Astronauts Memorial Foundation and he currently serves on the Board of Directors for MILCOM through 2009. | 