Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Woodward, Inc., a publicly traded aerospace and industrial energy control solutions provider, since May 2022; Montgomery Distinguished Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from August 2019 through January 2022; Chief Executive Officer of Arconic from 2018 to 2019; Chief Executive Officer (from 2016 to 2017) and President and CEO (from 2011 to 2016) of GE Appliances. As chief executive officer and a director of a publicly traded company, Mr. Blankenship brings significant leadership, operational and financial experience to the Board. Mr. Blankenship also brings significant technical expertise associated with the specialty materials industry and aerospace and industrial equipment markets. Director, Woodward, Inc. Former director, Arconic Corporation