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Susan E. Dong
Susan Dong is vice president of performance excellence for the Electronics & Integrated Solutions (E&IS) operating group of BAE Systems. She is responsible for the group’s mission success initiatives, program management, and quality assurance programs.
E&IS, with headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire, is a major defense electronics business with 17,000 employees in 16 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the United Kingdom, and Israel.
Prior to serving as vice president of performance excellence, Dong was vice president of mission assurance for BAE Systems’ Information Systems sector in San Diego, California.
She has held a number of other leadership positions during her 32 years of defense industry service, including human resources vice president for BAE Systems North America, acting president and CEO for the Information Systems sector, and vice president of business development and strategic planning at General Dynamics.
She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California, and a master’s degree in business administration from Arizona State University. She also completed management development programs at Harvard University, University of Virginia, and the Darden School of Business at the University of Chicago.
Susan and her husband, Arne Johanson, reside in San Diego, California. They have one child.
The E&IS group designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of electronic systems and subsystems for military and commercial applications. E&IS offers products and integration services, including electronic warfare and self-protection systems; surveillance and intelligence systems; platform systems; sensor and precision targeting systems; communication, navigation, identification, and reconnaissance systems; large-scale enterprise solutions and information management systems in support of the defense and intelligence communities; mission-specific software and geospatial exploitation products; advanced information technology; and rapid C4ISR prototyping, among others.
BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 97,500 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded $31.4 billion in 2007.
