Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Board Director, Parsons Corporation Board Tenure: 2025 – present Committee Memberships: Compensation & Management Development; Corporate Governance & Responsibility Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Robert H. Smith holds a documented governance role at Parsons Corporation. Parsons Corporation is a major defense, intelligence, and government infrastructure services company deriving nearly all its revenue from U.S. federal government contracts — including classified national security, cyber, and intelligence programs. Parsons made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while holding billions in defense and intelligence contracts directly funded through 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

Robert H. Smith is a defense, aerospace, and technology executive with leadership experience across national security and commercial sectors. He served as CEO of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s private aerospace company focused on launch vehicles and space systems, overseeing the company’s operational development. Prior to Blue Origin, Smith served as President of Honeywell Aerospace, a major defense and aviation systems division of Honeywell International. He also served as Chairman of the Operating Company at Sandia National Laboratories, one of the U.S. government’s premier nuclear weapons and national security research institutions. Smith joined the Parsons board in December 2025.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN)
• Board tenure: 2025 – present (joined December 2025; not in the 2025 annual proxy)
• Committee assignments: Compensation & Management Development Committee; Corporate Governance & Responsibility Committee
• SourceParsons DEF 14A filed March 2, 2026; SEC EDGAR

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

• Not publicly identified beyond Parsons

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Parsons Corporation corporate donor profile.

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Sources

• Parsons Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement filed March 2, 2026; SEC EDGAR