Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Northrop Grumman Corporation Board Tenure: 2007 – present Committee Memberships: Audit Committee; Governance and Sustainability Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Madeleine A. Kleiner holds a documented governance role at Northrop Grumman Corporation, a major U.S. defense and aerospace contractor specializing in autonomous systems, space systems, and nuclear deterrence platforms, which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Northrop’s major programs — the B-21 Raider bomber, the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD/Sentinel), and space systems — are funded through defense appropriations directly shaped by presidential budget decisions. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record.

What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.

Biographical Overview

Madeleine A. Kleiner served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Hilton Hotels Corporation, a major international hotel company, from 1996 to 2007, where she oversaw all legal, regulatory, and compliance matters for the global hospitality business. Before joining Hilton, she held senior legal positions in private practice and in corporate settings. Kleiner holds a J.D. and brings legal, compliance, and corporate governance expertise to Northrop Grumman’s board. She has served as a director since 2007, and her legal background provides oversight capacity on the complex regulatory and compliance environment that governs a company with significant classified government contracts.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)
• Board tenure: 2007 – present
• Committee assignments: Audit Committee; Governance and Sustainability Committee
• Governance note: Kleiner’s General Counsel background provides legal compliance oversight expertise relevant to Northrop’s government contracting regulatory requirements, including the False Claims Act and Cost Accounting Standards.

Other Current Board Memberships

• Information not publicly confirmed in available sources; verify via current SEC filings

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Northrop Grumman corporate donor profile.

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Sources

• Northrop Grumman Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR
• Hilton Hotels Corporation filings, 1996–2007