People: American Science and Engineering Inc (ASEI.O)

General (Retired) John A. Gordon (USAF) is Independent Director of the American Science And Engineering, Inc., since November 2008. From 2003 until 2004, Gen. Gordon served in the White House as the President's Homeland Security Advisor and from 2002 until 2003 as the Deputy National Security Advisor for Counter Terrorism and the National Director for Counter Terrorism. From 2000 until 2002, Gen. Gordon served as the first administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration and Undersecretary of Energy. Gen. Gordon is chairman of the board of The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., a non-profit corporation, and has been a director since 2004. Gen. Gordon holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Missouri and a master's degree in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School. He also holds a master's degree in business administration from New Mexico Highlands University.