Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress (2007 to Present) Senior Vice President, The Boeing Company (2001 to 2006) U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (2000 to 2001); Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (1997 to 2000) Undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force (1994 to 1997) Mr. deLeon s leadership roles in the public and private sectors inform his deep understanding of the aerospace and defense industry, enabling him to bring to the Board valuable perspectives on our business. Through his experience as the second-highest ranking civilian official in the Pentagon and as a foreign policy and military advisor, Mr. deLeon developed a keen understanding of the complexities of the U.S. military and national security policy. His experience in government, combined with his leadership role at Boeing as a senior vice president leading all U.S. federal, state and local government liaison operations, provides him with important insight on navigating both domestic and international business operations, as well as trade policy and related issues in a regulated and global marketplace.