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Phebe Novakovic

Brian SnyderREUTERS
  • Title
    Chairman and CEO
  • Affiliation
    General Dynamics
  • Age
    62
  • 2020 Rank
    7
Ever-increasing military spending in Washington helped boost General Dynamics revenue by 9% to $39.4 billion in 2019. Meanwhile, GD’s marine unit—which Novakovic used to run—sorted out the details of its largest-ever contract, a $22.2 billion deal with the U.S. Navy for its Block V Virginia-class submarine. Analysts are curious to see how a potential change of administration could affect the company’s growth.

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