Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Northrop Grumman Corporation Board Tenure: 2003 – present Committee Memberships: Audit Committee (Chair); Finance Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Karl J. Krapek 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

Karl J. Krapek served as President and Chief Operating Officer of United Technologies Corporation (UTC), one of the world’s largest aerospace and industrial conglomerates with major defense divisions including Pratt & Whitney (jet engines), Sikorsky Aircraft, and UTC Aerospace Systems. At UTC, he led divisions that were direct competitors and partners to Northrop Grumman in defense aviation programs. He has been a Northrop Grumman director since 2003 and chairs the Audit Committee, providing oversight of the company’s government contract accounting and financial controls. His decades at a major defense aerospace company give him technical and operational credibility in overseeing Northrop’s complex program accounting.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)
• Board tenure: 2003 – present (22+ years)
• Committee assignments: Audit Committee (Chair); Finance Committee
• Governance note: As Audit Committee Chair, Krapek leads oversight of Northrop Grumman’s financial reporting, internal audit, and compliance with Cost Accounting Standards governing defense contracts.

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
• United Technologies Corporation Annual Reports and proxy filings