Chip Blankenship
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Woodward
![Charles Blankenship headshot](/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/advisory-board/chip-blankenship/_jcr_content/bio-image.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Education
- B.S. Materials Engineering, Virginia Tech
- Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, 1992
Employment
- Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Woodward
- Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Calhoun Discovery Program, Honors College, Virginia Tech
Former Professional Positions
- Montgomery Distinguished Professor of Practice, Materials Science & Engineering, University of Virginia
- CEO and Director, Arconic, Inc.
- President and CEO, GE Appliances
Honors
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Member, Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence
Volunteer Positions
- Executive Committee of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
- Member, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Advisory Board, Virginia Tech