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MBA Leadership Luncheon: Len Moodispaw (CEO of KEYW)
Date and time
Location
Kogod School of Business, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW KSB 233 Washington, DC 20016Description
MBA Leadership Luncheons: Get face time with executives at some of Washington, D.C.'s most sought-after firms and agencies. Enjoy an intimate conversation with visionaries from the public and private sectors at these standing lunch appointments. Network in a relaxed atmosphere and gain a unique chance to seek counsel from those at the top of their fields. This weekly series will feature a new speaker each week. The idea of the luncheons is to bring in leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to interact with our MBA students in an informal environment.
Join us for our sixth speaker of the semester:
Leonard E. Moodispaw has served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of KEYW since it began operations on August 4, 2008. Prior to the founding of KEYW, Mr. Moodispaw was President and Chief Executive Officer for Essex Corporation from 2000 until January 2007 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Essex from 2005 to January 2007. Essex provided advanced signal, image, information processing, information assurance and cybersecurity solutions primarily for U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers, as well as for commercial customers. In 2007, Essex was acquired by Northrop Grumman, where Mr. Moodispaw served from January 2007 to July 2008 as a Vice President responsible for managing Essex as a subsidiary within Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.
Mr. Moodispaw served as Chief Operating Officer of Essex Corporation from 1998 to 2000. Prior to that time , he was President of ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc., a subsidiary of ManTech International Corporation. Prior to his time with ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc., Mr. Moodispaw also served in several positions of the former Essex subsidiary, System Engineering and Development Corporation, including President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel.
From 1965 to 1978, Mr. Moodispaw was a senior manager in the National Security Agency (NSA) and later engaged in the private practice of law. He is the founder of the Security Affairs Support Association (now known as INSA), which brings together government and industry groups to solve problems of mutual interest. He serves on proxy boards for KLAS, Ltd., and Segovia, Inc. He also served as Chairman of the proxy board of VT Group (U.S.), a subsidiary of Babcock, a public U.K. company, through December 2012.
Mr. Moodispaw earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the American University in Washington, D.C., a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and a Juris Doctor degree in Law from the University of Baltimore, Maryland.
Mr. Moodispaw’s history with KEYW and leadership role since its founding has provided him with unique qualifications to serve as the Chairman of our Board of Directors. His service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Essex, a former public company in our industry, his managerial experience at other companies in our industry, and his work with government agencies such as NSA augment the knowledge and expertise on which he draws in leading KEYW.
Mr. Moodispaw is still growing older, but not up; enjoys Rock 'n' Roll, chocolate and Key West, Florida. He takes pride in accomplishing things.