2023 CME STEM Leadership Awards™

The event organizers cordially invite you to join the 2023 Leadership Awards Luncheon and Gala Reception of Chemical Marketing and Economics (CME) in New York on Friday, December 8, 2023. We will honor for Pioneering Innovation Northrop Grumman Chair, CEO and President Kathy Warden and for Corporate Reinvention ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods. The Event Co-Chairs are Merck & Co. Chairman and CEO Robert Davis and Air Products Chairman, President and CEO Seifi Ghasemi. The Keynote speaker is former NASA Chief Scientist James Green.

Celebrating the leaders of today and enabling those of tomorrow. This has been the hallmark of the Chemical Marketing & Economics, Inc. (CME), a forward-looking non-profit dedicated to accelerating diverse science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent and leadership for sustainable innovation in energy, materials and life sciences.

We invite you to buy a table and bring guests, donate a table to STEM students, or send a STEM contribution. Please send an email to contact@cme-stem.org

Northrop Grumman Chair, CEO and President Kathy Warden to Receive STEM Leadership Award for Pioneering Innovation from Chemical Marketing & Economics

Distinguished business, investments and technology nonprofit recognizes leader in STEM solutions.

FALLS CHURCH, Va., and MORRISTOWN, N.J. – March 24, 2023 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Chemical Marketing & Economics, Inc. (CME) today announced that Kathy Warden, chair, chief executive officer and president, Northrop Grumman, will be the recipient of the CME STEM Leadership Award™ for Pioneering Innovation. Mrs. Warden will be honored at a reception and gala on December 8, 2023, in New York City.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. With global sales of more than $36.6 billion in 2022, and roots that date back to 1939, Northrop Grumman’s 95,000 employees pioneer to solve the world’s most complex problems.

“Under Kathy Warden’s visionary leadership in innovation, Northrop Grumman has delivered the most powerful rocket boosters ever created, helping propel the Artemis missions and next giant leap in space travel, as well as the development and production of the James Webb Space Telescope to unveil the deepest secrets of the universe. They underpin Northrop Grumman’s drive to break new boundaries to protect and advance humanity,” said Steve Barnett, CME Co-Chair.

“Kathy has an outstanding record of achievements in financial returns and fostering leadership in diversity. Her focus on talent has enabled diverse STEM professionals, especially women, people living with disabilities and other underrepresented groups to follow exciting career paths,” noted Ksenia Takhistova, CME Co-Chair.

“Accelerating STEM talent is important to our company and our country. I’m honored to receive this recognition and proud to be associated with CME’s unique STEM programs,” said Kathy Warden. “Innovation is fueled by diversity of thought and experience. Northrop Grumman’s investments from grade school programs to job skill training help ensure we are building a strong, diverse pipeline of future STEM leaders. This award reflects our entire team’s commitment to inspiring and empowering pioneers of the future.”

About Kathy Warden
Kathy Warden is chair, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a role she’s held since 2019. She was elected to the company’s Board of Directors in 2018. Prior to becoming CEO and president, Warden served as president and chief operating officer, responsible for the operational management of the company’s four sectors as well as its enterprise services organization. She also led the integration of Northrop Grumman’s Orbital ATK acquisition.

Previously, she served as corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems and Information Systems sectors. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman in 2008, Warden held leadership roles at General Dynamics and the Veridian Corporation, she was a principal in a venture internet firm, and she spent nearly a decade with the General Electric Company working in commercial industries.

Warden earned a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University and a master’s degree in business administration from George Washington University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Merck & Co., Inc. and Catalyst, and as the vice chair of the Greater Washington Partnership. She is also a member of the Business Roundtable, and the 2022 recipient of the Deming Cup for Operational Excellence.

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