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Chip Blankenship

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Woodward
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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