Jim Taiclet

Lockheed Martin Logo
Back to Executive Leadership Team
James D. Taiclet

Jim Taiclet

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Download High-Res Portrait
Full Bio PDF
Follow on LinkedIn

Jim Taiclet is chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, the world’s leading defense technology company. His vision for 21st Century Security focuses on accelerating innovation and strengthening our defense industrial base to deter our adversaries. Building on Lockheed Martin’s legacy, depth and proven capabilities, he is leading the company’s transformation by integrating AI and digital technologies, autonomy and supply chain resilience to deliver greater capability at speed and scale for America and its allies.

Taiclet joined Lockheed Martin as president and CEO in June 2020 and became chairman in March 2021. He has served on the company’s board of directors since January 2018.

Previously, Taiclet served as chairman, president and CEO of American Tower Corporation, where he led the company’s transformation from a primarily U.S. business into a global communications infrastructure company. Earlier in his career, he served as president of AlliedSignal Aerospace Services and vice president of Engine Services at Pratt & Whitney.

Taiclet began his career as a U.S. Air Force officer and pilot, logging more than 5,000 flying hours, primarily in the Lockheed C-141B StarLifter. He served as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot, with assignments on the Joint Staff and Air Staff at the Pentagon. During the Gulf War, he piloted transport missions in support of Operation Desert Shield.

A distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Taiclet earned bachelor’s degrees in engineering and international relations. He also holds a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University, where he was awarded a fellowship at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

Taiclet serves on the boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, the U.S.-Saudi Business Council, and Mass General Brigham. He is a member of The Business Council, and an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

 


October 2026