Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Northrop Grumman Corporation Board Tenure: 2011 – present Committee Memberships: Management Development and Compensation Committee (Lead Independent Director) Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Donald E. Felsinger 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

Donald E. Felsinger served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sempra Energy, a major San Diego-based energy holding company with utility operations across California, Texas, and Latin America, from 2006 to 2012. He joined Sempra in 1972 and spent his entire career at the company and its predecessor organizations, rising through energy operations, finance, and executive management. Felsinger holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from San Diego State University. He serves as Northrop Grumman’s Lead Independent Director, the primary board-level check on executive authority and the liaison between the board’s independent directors and institutional shareholders.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)
• Board tenure: 2011 – present
• Role: Lead Independent Director; chairs executive sessions of independent directors
• Committee assignments: Management Development and Compensation Committee
• Governance note: As Lead Independent Director, Felsinger is the primary non-executive governance authority at Northrop Grumman, facilitating independent director access and serving as the key contact for major shareholders on governance concerns.

Other Current Board Memberships

• Qualcomm Incorporated (former board member)

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
• Sempra Energy Annual Reports and proxy filings, 2006–2012