Jennifer Boykin
Director
Jennifer Boykin brings over three decades of leadership experience overseeing complex, large-scale industrial operations. She offers the Board deep expertise in operational execution, cost discipline, large-scale asset development, and digital innovation. Her proven ability to lead organizations through periods of substantial change and deliver results in highly technical, capital-intensive environments enhances the Board’s oversight of performance and long-term value creation.
Key Skills and Expertise
As President of Newport News Shipbuilding, Ms. Boykin led the company’s largest division with full P&L responsibility for the $6 billion division. She oversaw more than 26,000 employees engaged in the design, construction, and maintenance of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. She led the organization through a period of significant operational complexity, including sustaining uninterrupted production during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ms. Boykin has extensive experience overseeing large, complex capital programs, including advancing the first two-ship aircraft carrier procurement in more than 30 years and securing the award of the largest shipbuilding contract in U.S. Navy history for Virginia-class submarines. She also led the launch of digital shipbuilding capabilities, enabling the transition to digital design and construction to drive operational efficiencies.
Through her experience across engineering, design, construction, and quality roles, Ms. Boykin offers a deep understanding of the full lifecycle of complex assets, supporting the Board’s oversight of asset strategy and project execution. Appointed by the President of the United States, Ms. Boykin served as a member of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors in 2019, providing oversight on governance, fiscal matters, and strategic initiatives. carriers and submarines for the U.S. Navy.
