Phebe Novakovic

Phebe Novakovic is an American businesswoman and former intelligence officer. She serves as the chairwoman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics.

Phebe Nevenka Novakovic
Born	November 1957 (age 67)[1]
Education	Smith College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
Spouse	David Morrison

She was ranked 21st on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.^[2] She was also listed as the world's 29th most powerful woman by Forbes.^[3]

Early life and education

Novakovic is of Serbian descent.^[4] Phebe Novakovic graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1979 and received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1988.^[5][6][7] She was previously married to Michael G. Vickers, former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Special Forces soldier, and CIA paramilitary officer.^[8][9]

Career

She worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.^[5] From 1997 to 2001, she worked for the United States Department of Defense.^[5][6]

She joined General Dynamics in 2001.^[6] She became president and Chief Operation Officer in 2012.^[6] She has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics since January 2013.^{[5][6][10][11]}

She has sat on the Board of Directors of Abbott Laboratories since 2010.^[10] As of 2018, she is listed as the 25th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes,^[12] rising from 56th in 2015 and 65th in 2014. In 2020 she was appointed a director of J. P. Morgan Chase.^[1]