Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Lockheed Martin Corporation Board Tenure: 2013 – present Committee Memberships: Management Development and Compensation Committee; Audit Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Thomas J. Falk holds a documented governance role at Lockheed Martin Corporation, the world’s largest defense contractor, which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Lockheed Martin generates virtually all of its revenue from U.S. government contracts (primarily DoD), and its entire business depends on congressional appropriations and presidential budget priorities for fighter aircraft (F-35), missile systems, and space programs — making its board’s governance role directly connected to federal defense spending 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

Thomas J. Falk served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kimberly-Clark Corporation from 2002 to 2019, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies with brands including Kleenex, Huggies, and Scott. He joined Kimberly-Clark in 1983 and held successive roles in finance, strategy, and operations across the company’s global businesses. Falk holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the same institution. He joined Lockheed Martin’s board in 2013, bringing consumer products manufacturing, global supply chain management, and large-scale organizational leadership experience to the defense contractor’s governance.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT)
• Board tenure: 2013 – present
• Committee assignments: Management Development and Compensation Committee; Audit Committee
• Governance note: Falk’s membership on the Management Development and Compensation Committee places him in an oversight role over executive compensation structure at Lockheed Martin.

Other Current Board Memberships

• Kimberly-Clark Corporation (board member; former Chairman and CEO)

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Lockheed Martin corporate donor profile.

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Sources

• Lockheed Martin Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR
• Kimberly-Clark Corporation Annual Reports and proxy filings, 2002–2019