| Dr. Jack London | |
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| Occupation | Businessman |
J. Phillip ("Jack") London is executive chairman and chairman of the board of CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI).[1]
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Chairman of the board since 1990, London first joined CACI as a program manager in 1972. He advanced to vice president in 1976, and by 1982 was a division president. Having been elected to CACI's board of directors in 1981, London was appointed president and CEO in 1984. He stepped down from the CEO and president role in 2007. He remains chairman of the board and also holds the title of executive chairman.
Under London's leadership, CACI grew from a small professional services consulting firm to become an IT and communications solutions industry leader in the North America and Western Europe. Key growth initiatives have included a mergers and acquisitions program yielding 46 acquisitions since 1992. The biggest acquisition spearheaded by London was CACI’s purchase of the Defense and Intelligence Group and related assets of American Management Systems, Inc. The acquisition positioned CACI as one of the largest IT providers serving the defense and intelligence markets. The transaction was hailed as the "Hottest M&A Merger of the Year" by the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
London is also the author of Our Good Name, A Company’s Fight to Get the Truth Told About Abu Ghraib (2008). The book tells how CACI became embroiled in the 2004 Abu Ghraib scandal and the challenges the company overcame in clearing its name. Mounting a concentrated campaign to push back against the allegations and make the facts known, the book describes the innovative methods of crisis management and consistent communications used by CACI. The book also uses official records, sworn testimony, and government investigations to establish a factual record of events. London designated all author royalties to go to disabled veterans charities.[2]
London graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in naval engineering in 1959 and earned a Master of Science degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1967. He went on to receive his D.B.A. "with distinction" from the George Washington University in 1971.
During 12 years of active duty as a regular officer (1959–71) London served as a naval aviator and carrier pilot, and then as an aide and administrative assistant to the vice chief of the Naval Material Command, Department of the Navy. London left active duty in 1971 and joined the U.S. Navy Reserve, retiring as a captain in 1983, having served as commanding officer of aeronautical engineering units with the Naval Air Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
1987—Alumni of the Year Award, George Washington University's School of Government and Business Administration
1995—High Tech Entrepreneur Award, KPMG Peat Marwick
1996—Alumni Achievement Award, George Washington University
2001—Outstanding examples of the free enterprise capitalist system in the U.S., Newcomen Society of the United States (London and CACI)
2002—Outstanding Corporate Growth Award, Association for Corporate Growth, Washington, D.C., chapter (London and CACI)
2002—Establishment of the J.P. London Ethics in Business Award, Human Resources Leadership Awards of Greater Washington
2003—CEO of the Year Award, George Washington University Executive MBA Program
2003—Entrepreneur of the Year for Government IT Services, Ernst & Young
2003—John W. Dixon Award, Association of the United States
2004—Albert Einstein Award for Technology Achievement in the Defense Fields
2004—Eagle Award and Federal Computer Week's "Federal 100" list of IT leaders
2004—Earle C. Williams Leadership in Technology Award, Northern Virginia Technology Council
2004—Technology Executive of the Year Award, Arlington, Virginia Chamber of Commerce
2005—Executive of the Year, Third Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards
2007—Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award, U.S. Navy League
2010—Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate
2011—Arlington (Virginia) Business Hall of Fame
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