Thomas A. Kennedy is an American business executive who serves as a director of Textron Inc., having been elected to the company's board effective January 1, 2023( He retired in June 2021 as Executive Chairman of Raytheon Technologies, the aerospace and defense company formed through the 2020 merger of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation( During his distinguished 37-year career at Raytheon, Kennedy rose through various leadership positions, including serving as chairman and CEO from 2014 to 2020( and previously as executive vice president and COO(

Kennedy began his professional career as a captain in the U.S. Air Force before joining Raytheon in 1983 in radar development engineering( He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, an M.S. in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in engineering from UCLA( During his tenure as Raytheon CEO, Kennedy championed educational initiatives in STEM fields for service members and their families, and was recognized with Rutgers' School of Engineering 2021 Medal of Excellence( His career is marked by his leadership of the major merger creating Raytheon Technologies, which he has described as one of his proudest accomplishments(

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