Chris Mang is vice president of Strategy & Business Development for Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) business area, an $11 billon enterprise that employees approximately 20,000 people. Chris is responsible for leading MFC’s global strategy and business development activities for innovative, competitive and reliable solutions that enable Lockheed Martin customers to create a more secure and prosperous world.

Previously, Mr. Mang was MFC’s vice president of Strategy. In this role he led multiple teams for strategy development, cross business area and line of business collaboration, portfolio management, alignment of new business resources, mergers and acquisitions, and government affairs.

Throughout his career, Mr. Mang has led several critical initiatives for Lockheed Martin, including serving as vice president of Strategy & Business Development for Air Dominance Weapon Systems (ADWS) and Tactical & Strike Missiles (TSM). In these roles he led multiple teams and was responsible for overseeing line of business growth, customer relationships, and partnerships in the US and in 30 countries worldwide. This portfolio included air-to-air missiles, ground and air launched weapons, anti-tank weapons, long range cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons development and special programs.

Mr. Mang joined MFC in 2012 from Lockheed Martin Government Affairs where he was responsible for business development in the Navy unmanned air vehicle, weapons, sensors, and classified program areas. He started with Lockheed Martin in 2003 at what was then Simulation, Training and Support after a 10-year career in the Navy as an E-2C Hawkeye Naval Flight Officer.

Mr. Mang graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree and has a Master of Business Administration from Old Dominion University.