People: Air Lease Corp (AL)

Dr. Ronald D. Sugar is Independent Director of Air Lease Corp. Dr. Sugar was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a global security company, from 2003 until his retirement in 2010. During Dr. Sugar's tenure, Northrop Grumman grew to become the nation's second defense contractor with 125,000 employees and $35 billion annual revenue. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Dr. Sugar held executive positions in the aerospace, defense, and automotive industries, including Chief Financial Officer of TRW Inc., Executive Vice President of TRW Automotive Electronics, President and Chief Operating Officer of TRW Aerospace, and President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Litton Industries. In 2001, he became President and Chief Operating Officer of Northrop following its acquisition of Litton. He is a director of Amgen Inc., Apple Inc. and Chevron Corporation, a senior adviser to Ares Management LLC, a senior advisor to Bain & Co., a trustee of the University of Southern California, a Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a board of visitors member of the UCLA Anderson School of Management, a National Trustee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, past Chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Sugar received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (summa cum laude) from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also received the master's and doctorate degrees in the same field, and was subsequently honored as UCLA Alumnus of the Year.