Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 31, 2000

Gene W. Ray – The Titan Corporation (ttn)

DR. GENE W. RAY, a founder of The Titan Corporation, has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Corporation since the company's inception in May of 1981. Dr. Ray was elected as Chairman of the Board in April 1999. The Titan Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange Company (NYSE) listed under the symbol TTN, is a leading provider of wireless telecommunications and information technology services and solutions. The company also markets the nation's leading technology for the electronic pasteurization of food, as well as business-to-business e-commerce technology and services. Prior to launching Titan, Dr. Ray was Executive Vice President, General Manager and a Director of Science Applications International Corporation, Inc. (SAIC) for 11 years. Dr. Ray served for two years as Chief, Strategic Division, US Air Force (AFGOAS). He held the position of Senior Appointee (Public Law 313) on the staff of the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, where he led a team of military and civilian analysts and scientists. Earlier in his career, Dr. Ray was with the Aerospace Corporation where he contributed to weapon system analysis programs and specialized in the area of nuclear survivability. Dr. Ray received his PhD in theoretical physics at the University of Tennessee in 1965; an MS in physics at the University of Tennessee; and a BS in mathematics, physics and chemistry at Murray State University in 1960. Profile
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