Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Northrop Grumman Corporation Board Tenure: 2010 – present Committee Memberships: Audit Committee; Finance Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Thomas M. Schoewe 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

Thomas M. Schoewe served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Walmart Inc., the world’s largest company by revenue, from 2000 to 2010. In that role, he oversaw the financial reporting and treasury operations of a company with revenues exceeding $400 billion and complex international operations. Before Walmart, Schoewe held CFO and financial leadership roles at Black & Decker and other manufacturing companies. He holds a B.S. in accounting and finance and is a Certified Public Accountant. He joined Northrop Grumman’s board in 2010, bringing large-scale global financial management and public company CFO experience to the defense contractor’s audit and finance oversight functions.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)
• Board tenure: 2010 – present
• Committee assignments: Audit Committee; Finance Committee
• Governance note: Schoewe’s CFO background at one of the world’s largest and most complex global companies provides financial oversight expertise directly applicable to Northrop’s government contract accounting and capital allocation.

Other Current Board Memberships

• KLA Corporation (board member)
• 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
• Walmart Inc. Annual Reports and proxy filings, 2000–2010