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General Dynamics GD

US equityMarket cap rank #220Aerospace & DefenseRobotics
$354.06 −$2.29 (-0.64%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $354.40 +0.10%
Open$350.93
Prev close$356.35
Day range$348.94 – $359.07
Volume1.22M
Market cap$95.68B
P/E (TTM)20.8
Dividend yield1.77%
Founded1952
CEOMs. Phebe N. Novakovic
Employees117,000
HeadquartersReston, United States of America
Websitewww.gd.com

About

General Dynamics builds Gulfstream business jets, submarines and warships, combat vehicles and IT services for the government.

What tends to move the stock

Defense budgets, submarine production rates and Gulfstream deliveries are the main things to follow.

Revenue per employee

$334.2K$375.4K$416.5K$457.7KDec '18Dec '21Dec '25

117,000 employees as of 2025/FY (+0.0% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.

Management team

Phebe N. Novakovic Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Age 68 · Total comp. $25,924,082.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Ms. Phebe N. Novakovic, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. BACKGROUND: General Dynamics Corporation, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2013 to Present); President and Chief Operating Officer (2012); Executive Vice President, Marine Systems (2010 to 2012); Senior Vice President, Planning and Development (2005 to 2010); Vice President, Strategic Planning (2002 to 2005). OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (2020 to Present); Abbott Laboratories (2010 to 2021).

Jason W. Aiken Executive Vice President, Combat Systems and Mission Systems
Age 53 · Total comp. $9,747,164.00 · As of 29 Jan 2026

Jason W. Aiken is Executive Vice President, Combat Systems and Mission Systems since June 2025; Executive Vice President, Technologies, February 2024 - June 2025; Executive Vice President, Technologies and Chief Financial Officer, January 2023 - February 2024; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, January 2014 - December 2022; Vice President of the company and Chief Financial Officer of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, September 2011 - December 2013; Vice President and Controller, April 2010 - August 2011; Staff Vice President, Accounting, July 2006 - March 2010

Danny Deep President and Director
Age 56 · Total comp. $8,394,712.00 · As of 6 Aug 2026

On August 5, 2026, the board of directors of General Dynamics Corporation elected Danny Deep as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Deep, has served as the president of General Dynamics since December 2025. He has been with the company for more than 20 years. Prior to his role as president, he held various operating roles within the company, including executive vice president for Global Operations, executive vice president for Combat Systems, and president of General Dynamics Land Systems.

Kimberly A. Kuryea Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Age 58 · Total comp. $8,294,792.00 · As of 29 Jan 2026

Kimberly A. Kuryea, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2024; Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, April 2017 - April 2024; Vice President and Controller, September 2011 - March 2017; Chief Financial Officer of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, November 2007 - August 2011; Staff Vice President, Internal Audit, March 2004 - October 2007.

Mark Lagrand Burns Executive Vice President; President of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Age 66 · Total comp. $8,283,948.00 · As of 29 Jan 2026

Mark L. Burns, Executive Vice President of the company since June 2025; President of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation since July 2015; Vice President of the company, February 2014 - June 2025; President, Product Support of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, June 2008 - June 2015

Laura J. Schumacher Lead Independent Director
Age 62 · Total comp. $373,025.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Ms. Laura J. Schumacher, Lead Independent Director. BACKGROUND: General Dynamics Corporation Lead Director (2023 to Present); AbbVie Inc., Vice Chairman, External Affairs and Chief Legal Counsel (2018 to 2022); Executive Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel (2013 to 2018); Abbott Laboratories, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (2007 to 2012). OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (2020 to Present).

Lieutenant Charles W. Hooper, U.S. Army (Ret.) Independent Director
Age 68 · Total comp. $349,275.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Lieutenant Charles W. Hooper, Independent Director. BACKGROUND: Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group (2020 to Present); Retired Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (1979 to 2020); Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) (2017 to 2020); U.S. Defense Attache to Egypt (2014 to 2017); Director of Strategy, Plans and Programs, U.S. Africa Command (2011 to 2014); Deputy Director of Strategic Planning and Policy, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (2009 to 2011); U.S. Defense Attache to the People's Republic of China (2007 to 2009); Senior Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia Policy in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense (2001 to 2003); OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: APA Corporation (2022 to Present); UL Solutions, Inc. (2021 to Present).

Admiral Cecil D. Haney Independent Director
Age 70 · Total comp. $339,275.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Admiral Cecil D. Haney, Independent Director. BACKGROUND: Retired Admiral, U.S. Navy (1978 to 2017); Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (2013 to 2016); Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (2012 to 2013). OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Tenet Healthcare Corporation (2021 to Present).

Catherine B. Reynolds Independent Director
Age 68 · Total comp. $339,275.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Ms. Catherine B. Reynolds, Independent Director. BACKGROUND: Co-founder of VitaKey Inc. and Chief Executive Officer (2021 to Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation (2000 to Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EduCap Inc. (1989 to 2023); Founder and Chairman of Servus Financial Corporation (1993 to 2000). OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (2016 to Present).

Robert K. Steel Independent Director
Age 74 · Total comp. $338,025.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Mr. Robert K. Steel, Independent Director. BACKGROUND: Perella Weinberg Partners LP, Vice Chairman (2021 to Present); Partner (2014 to Present); Chairman of Advisory (2014 to 2021); Chief Executive Officer (2014 to 2019); New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (2010 to 2013); Wachovia Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and President (2008 to 2009); U.S. Department of the Treasury, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance (2006 to 2008); Goldman Sachs, Vice Chairman (2002 to 2004); Co-head of Equities Division (1996 to 2002). OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Perella Weinberg Partners LP, Vice Chairman (2021 to Present).

C. Howard Nye Independent Director
Age 63 · Total comp. $335,525.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Mr. C. Howard Nye, Independent Director. BACKGROUND: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., Chairman of the Board of Directors (2014 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Director (2010 to Present); President (2006 to Present); Chief Operating Officer (2006 to 2009); Executive Vice President of Hanson PLC's North American building materials business (2003 to 2006). OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors (2014 to Present); Director (2010 to Present).

Rudy F. deLeon Independent Director
Age 73 · Total comp. $328,025.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Mr. Rudy F. deLeon, Independent Director. BACKGROUND: Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress (2007 to Present); Senior Vice President, The Boeing Company (2001 to 2006); U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (2000 to 2001); Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (1997 to 2000); Undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force (1994 to 1997).

Peter A. Wall Independent Director
Age 70 · Total comp. $325,525.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026
Mark M. Malcolm Independent Director
Age 72 · Total comp. $319,275.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026
John G. Stratton Independent Director
Age 65 · Total comp. $319,275.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Mr. John G. Stratton, Independent Director. BACKGROUND: Executive Chairman of the Board, Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (2021 to January 2026); Executive Vice President and President of Global Operations, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015 to 2018); Executive Vice President and President of Global Enterprise and Consumer Wireline, Verizon Communications Inc. (2014 to 2015); Executive Vice President and President of Verizon Enterprise Solutions (2012 to 2014); Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Verizon Wireless (2010 to 2012). OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Frontier Communications Parent, Inc., Executive Chairman of the Board (2021 to January 2026); Abbott Laboratories (2017 to Present).

Richard D. Clarke Independent Director
Age 63 · Total comp. $315,525.00 · As of 26 Mar 2026

Mr. Richard D. Clarke, Independent Director. BACKGROUND: Retired General, U.S. Army (1984 to 2022); Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) (2019 to 2022); Director for Strategy Plans and Policy (J5) (2016 to 2019); Commander, 82nd Airborne Division (2014 to 2016); 74th Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Military Academy at West Point (2013 to 2014); Deputy Commanding General for Operations, 10th Mountain Division (2011 to 2013). OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Innodata Inc. (2025 to Present).

Mark Rayha Vice President; President of Electric Boat Corporation
Age 59 · As of 29 Jan 2026

Mr. Mark Rayha, Vice President of the company and President of Electric Boat Corporation since December 2024; Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Electric Boat Corporation, September 2023 - December 2024; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Electric Boat Corporation, July 2021 - September 2023; Vice President, Finance of Electric Boat Corporation, January 2020 - July 2021; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Dynamics Mission Systems, January 2015 - January 2020.

Shane Berg Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
Age 54 · As of 29 Jan 2026

Mr. Shane Berg, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration since February 2024; Senior Vice President, Planning and Development, January 2022 - February 2024; Executive Vice President of Princeton Theological Seminary, 2016 - January 2022.

David Paddock Vice President; President, General Dynamics Land Systems
Age 58 · As of 29 Jan 2026

Mr. David Paddock, Vice President of the company and President of Electric Boat Corporation since December 2024; Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Electric Boat Corporation, September 2023 - December 2024; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Electric Boat Corporation, July 2021 - September 2023; Vice President, Finance of Electric Boat Corporation, January 2020 - July 2021; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Dynamics Mission Systems, January 2015 - January 2020.

Robert E. Smith Executive Vice President, Marine Systems
Age 58 · As of 29 Jan 2026

Robert E. Smith, Executive Vice President, Marine Systems, since July 2019; Vice President of the company and President of Jet Aviation, January 2014 - July 2019; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jet Aviation, July 2012 - January 2014.

Christopher J. Brady Vice President; President, General Dynamics Mission Systems
Age 63 · As of 29 Jan 2026

Christopher J. Brady is Vice President of the company and President of General Dynamics Mission Systems since January 2019; Vice President, Engineering of General Dynamics Mission Systems, January 2015 - December 2018; Vice President, Engineering of General Dynamics C4 Systems, May 2013 - December 2014; Vice President, Assured Communications Systems of General Dynamics C4 Systems, August 2004 - May 2013.

Gregory S. Gallopoulos Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Age 66 · As of 29 Jan 2026
Marguerite Amy Gilliland Executive Vice President; President of General Dynamics Information Technology
Age 51 · As of 29 Jan 2026

M. Amy Gilliland, Executive Vice President since June 2025; President of General Dynamics Information Technology since September 2017; Senior Vice President of the company, April 2015 - June 2025; Deputy for Operations of General Dynamics Information Technology, April 2017 - September 2017; Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, April 2015 - March 2017; Vice President, Human Resources, February 2014 - March 2015; Staff Vice President, Strategic Planning, January 2013 - February 2014; Staff Vice President, Investor Relations, June 2008 - January 2013.

From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.

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