Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 28, 2002
LEONARD E. MOODISPAW, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of
Essex Corporation, rejoined Essex in 1998. He held the office of Chief
Operating Officer until September 2000 when he was elected Chief
Executive Officer. Mr. Moodispaw was an employee and consultant with
Essex from 1988 to 1993. From 1988 to 1993, he was President of the
former Essex subsidiary, System Engineering and Development Corporation,
or SEDC, and later served as Essex Chief Administrative Officer and
General Counsel. From April 1994 to April 1998, Mr. Moodispaw was
President of ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc., a subsidiary
of ManTech International Corporation. From 1965 to 1978, Mr. Moodispaw
was a senior manager in the National Security Agency or NSA. After
leaving NSA he was engaged in the private practice of law. He is the
Founder of the Security Affairs Support Association that brings
government and industry together to solve problems of mutual interest.
He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Griffin
Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Vosper-Thornycroft, a UK company. He
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from
the American University in Washington, DC, in 1965, a Master of Science
degree in Business Administration from George Washington University in
Washington, DC, in 1969 and a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of
Baltimore, Maryland, in 1977. He enjoys chocolate and Key West, Florida;
is growing older but not up. Profile
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