Los Angeles, California. He supports the Electronic Systems and Ship Building News sectors.

In this capacity, Mr. Davidson provides strategic guidance and planning input to the operating

sectors and the Corporations Executive staff, to include the President and the Chief Executive

Officer. He also participates in strategic acquisitions and divestitures in this role.

Prior to Northrop Grumman, he was an independent business consultant and board member for

several profit, non-profit and government agencies in California and Washington, D.C. He

provided assistance to the Secretary of Defense’s office of Net Assessment for the Department of

the spring of 2001.

From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Davidson served as a member of the Senior Executive Service as the

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs. During his tenure, the Navy

Department’s level of personnel funding for the Navy and Marine Corps reserves were at all time

highs. Advances were made in the areas of equipment modernization, facilities improvement,

and training resources. In the area of program management and acquisitions, Mr. Davidson

provided executive oversight of C-40 aircraft procurement, the Defense Integrated Human

Resource Management System (DIHRMS), the Littoral Surveillance System (LSS / TESSN) and

secretariat involvement in meeting Y2K requirements for all Navy personnel systems. He also

served on the Secretary of Defense’s Reserve Forces Policy Board working on Secretary of

Defense initiatives pertaining to total force integration.

Additionally, while serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Mr. Davidson lead efforts to expand

military pay and benefit programs for active, Guard & Reserve and retirees. Efforts resulted in

the establishment of the military Thrift Savings Program (TSP), retiree Tri-Care benefits, and

restoration of military retirement benefits to 50% of base pay for 20 years of service (repeal of

“redux”).

Prior to entering government service, Mr. Davidson worked as in the banking industry and as a

general management consultant in Los Angeles.

Mr. Davidson’s military experience includes tours aboard surface combatants, and staff duty

with the Military Sealift Command, the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, the staff of the

Commander, Navy Surface Forces Atlantic, the staff of the Commander, Pacific Fleet, Navy

Region Southwest and Commander, 7th Fleet.

Studies

- Recipient, Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award from the

Secretary of the Navy

- Naval Reserve Association President’s Award

- Member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council

- Life member, UCLA Alumni Association

- Life Member of the Navy League of the United States, Naval Reserve Association,

Naval Order of the United States, the Surface Navy Association, and the Reserve

Officer’s Association

- Elected to membership in the International Institute of Strategic Studies, London,

United Kingdom

Commissioned through the NROTC program at UCLA

- Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations

- Division Officer/Department Head aboard USS Cleveland (LPD 7) & USS

Wadsworth (FFG 9)

- Affiliated with the Naval Reserve in 1987, recalled for Operations Desert Shield &

Storm 1990 – 1991. Commanding Officer, Weapons Station Seal Beach Det.,

Military Sealift Command Office San Diego. Commanding Officer, NR

COMNAVSURFLANT Det 606. Staff, Commander Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, the

Deputy Commander for Navy Region South West, Reserve Component Command,

- Military awards include; Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Services

Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Joint Services Achievement

Medal, and Meritorious Unit Citation

Mr. Davidson resides in La Cañada Flintridge, California