Published mark
Northrop Grumman
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
NYSE: NOC. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global player in the aerospace and defense sectors.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b
- SEC CIK
- 0001133421
- Website
- www.northropgrumman.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Kathy J. WardenChair, Chief Executive Officer and President
- Chair
- Kathy J. WardenLead independent: Madeleine A. Kleiner
- Independent
- Not published13 directors published
- Published claims
- 526 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 230 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 6 distinct sources and 23 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Christopher W. Grady seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2026-01-01.
EffectiveEffective Jan 1, 2026E6
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Vice President and Secretary | Jennifer C. McGarey | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE16 |
| Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President | Kathy J. Warden | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE17 |
| Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Kenneth B. Crews | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE18 |
| Corporate Vice President and President, Space Systems | Robert J. Fleming | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE19 |
| Corporate Vice President and President, Mission Systems | Roshan S. Roeder | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE20 |
| Corporate Vice President and President, Aeronautics Systems | Thomas H. Jones | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE21 |
Board of directors
Evidence13 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann M. Fudge | Independence not published | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE4 |
| Arvind Krishna | Independence not published | 2022 | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; PolicyPolicy | Source reportedE5 |
| Christopher W. Grady | Independence not published | 2026 | Audit and RiskAudit and Risk; PolicyPolicy | Source reportedE6 |
| David P. Abney | Independence not published | 2020 | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE7 |
| Gary Roughead | Independence not published | 2012 | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; PolicyPolicy | Source reportedE8 |
| James S. Turley | Independence not published | 2015 | Audit and RiskAudit and Risk; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE9 |
| Kathy J. Warden | Independence not publishedChair | 2018 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Kirk L. Ross | Independence not published | 2023 | Audit and RiskAudit and Risk; PolicyPolicy | Source reportedE10 |
| Madeleine A. Kleiner | Independence not publishedLead Independent | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE11 |
| Marianne C. Brown | Independence not published | 2015 | Audit and RiskAudit and Risk; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE12 |
| Mark A. Welsh III | Independence not published | 2016 | Audit and RiskAudit and Risk; PolicyPolicy | Source reportedE13 |
| Mary A. Winston | Independence not published | 2023 | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; PolicyPolicy | Source reportedE14 |
| Thomas M. Schoewe | Independence not published | 2011 | Audit and RiskAudit and Risk; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE15 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit and Risk | Not published | Christopher W. Grady, James S. Turley, Kirk L. Ross, Marianne C. Brown, Mark A. Welsh III, Thomas M. Schoewe | Not described in the published record |
| Audit and Risk; Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | James S. Turley, Marianne C. Brown, Thomas M. Schoewe | Not described in the published record |
| Audit and Risk; Policy | Not published | Christopher W. Grady, Kirk L. Ross, Mark A. Welsh III | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation and Human Capital | Not published | Arvind Krishna, David P. Abney, Gary Roughead, Mary A. Winston | human_capital, financial |
| Compensation and Human Capital; Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | David P. Abney | human_capital, financial |
| Compensation and Human Capital; Policy | Not published | Arvind Krishna, Gary Roughead, Mary A. Winston | human_capital, financial |
| Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | David P. Abney, James S. Turley, Marianne C. Brown, Thomas M. Schoewe | Not described in the published record |
| Policy | Not published | Arvind Krishna, Christopher W. Grady, Gary Roughead, Kirk L. Ross, Mark A. Welsh III, Mary A. Winston | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit and Risk: Chair not stated; Members Christopher W. Grady; James S. Turley; Kirk L. Ross; Marianne C. Brown; Mark A. Welsh III; Thomas M. Schoewe
Committee AppointmentChristopher W. Grady: member, Audit and Risk
Committee AppointmentJames S. Turley: member, Audit and Risk
Committee AppointmentKirk L. Ross: member, Audit and Risk
Committee AppointmentMarianne C. Brown: member, Audit and Risk
Committee AppointmentMark A. Welsh III: member, Audit and Risk
Committee AppointmentThomas M. Schoewe: member, Audit and Risk
Committee RecordCompensation and Human Capital: Chair not stated; Members Arvind Krishna; David P. Abney; Gary Roughead; Mary A. Winston
Committee AppointmentArvind Krishna: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentDavid P. Abney: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentGary Roughead: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentMary A. Winston: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee RecordNominating and Corporate Governance: Chair not stated; Members David P. Abney; James S. Turley; Marianne C. Brown; Thomas M. Schoewe
Committee AppointmentDavid P. Abney: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentJames S. Turley: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentMarianne C. Brown: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentThomas M. Schoewe: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee RecordPolicy: Chair not stated; Members Arvind Krishna; Christopher W. Grady; Gary Roughead; Kirk L. Ross; Mark A. Welsh III; Mary A. Winston
Committee AppointmentArvind Krishna: member, Policy
Committee AppointmentChristopher W. Grady: member, Policy
Committee AppointmentGary Roughead: member, Policy
Committee AppointmentKirk L. Ross: member, Policy
Committee AppointmentMark A. Welsh III: member, Policy
Committee AppointmentMary A. Winston: member, Policy
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerKathy J. Warden, Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Security ListingNOC (NYSE)
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: NOC | current | Mar 4, 1957 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.northropgrumman.com
Published FactUS
Published FactIndustrials
Published FactAerospace & Defense
Published Facthttps://www.northropgrumman.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Jennifer C. McGareyCorporate Vice President and Secretarycompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:22
- Kathy J. WardenChair, Chief Executive Officer and Presidentcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:23, company:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:9
- Kenneth B. CrewsCorporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:24
- Robert J. FlemingCorporate Vice President and President, Space Systemscompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:25
- Roshan S. RoederCorporate Vice President and President, Mission Systemscompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:26
- Thomas H. JonesCorporate Vice President and President, Aeronautics Systemscompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:27
- Ann M. FudgeDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:10
- Arvind KrishnaDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:11
- Christopher W. GradyDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:12
- David P. AbneyDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:13
- Gary RougheadDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:14
- James S. TurleyDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:15
- Kirk L. RossDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:16
- Madeleine A. KleinerLead Independent Directorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:17
- Marianne C. BrownDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:18
- Mark A. Welsh IIIDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:19
- Mary A. WinstonDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:20
- Thomas M. SchoeweDirectorcompany:48b52406-9a3f-4c62-8f19-303d1985be6b:leadership_role:21
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 23 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ Form 10-K (filed 2026-01-27). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Apr 4, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Apr 4, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15sec filing. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16NOC executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17NOC executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E18NOC executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E19NOC executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E20NOC executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E21NOC executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E22board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 24 Claims.
- E23Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Christopher W. Grady seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2026-01-01.
- Audit and Risk; Policy committee of Northrop Grumman, effective 2026-01-01.
- Christopher W. Grady member of Audit and Risk; Policy, effective 2026-01-01.
- Ann M. Fudge seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2025-04-04.
- Madeleine A. Kleiner seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2025-04-04.
- Madeleine A. Kleiner lead independent director of Northrop Grumman, effective 2025-04-04.
- Kirk L. Ross seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2023-01-01.
- Mary A. Winston seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2023-01-01.
- Kirk L. Ross member of Audit and Risk; Policy, effective 2023-01-01.
- Mary A. Winston member of Compensation and Human Capital; Policy, effective 2023-01-01.
- Arvind Krishna seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2022-01-01.
- Compensation and Human Capital; Policy committee of Northrop Grumman, effective 2022-01-01.
- Arvind Krishna member of Compensation and Human Capital; Policy, effective 2022-01-01.
- David P. Abney seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2020-01-01.
- Compensation and Human Capital; Nominating and Corporate Governance committee of Northrop Grumman, effective 2020-01-01.
- David P. Abney member of Compensation and Human Capital; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2020-01-01.
- Kathy J. Warden seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2018-01-01.
- Kathy J. Warden chairs board Northrop Grumman, effective 2018-01-01.
- Mark A. Welsh III seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2016-01-01.
- Mark A. Welsh III member of Audit and Risk; Policy, effective 2016-01-01.
- James S. Turley seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2015-01-01.
- Marianne C. Brown seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2015-01-01.
- Audit and Risk; Nominating and Corporate Governance committee of Northrop Grumman, effective 2015-01-01.
- James S. Turley member of Audit and Risk; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2015-01-01.
- Marianne C. Brown member of Audit and Risk; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2015-01-01.
- Gary Roughead seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2012-01-01.
- Gary Roughead member of Compensation and Human Capital; Policy, effective 2012-01-01.
- Thomas M. Schoewe seat on Northrop Grumman, effective 2011-01-01.
- Thomas M. Schoewe member of Audit and Risk; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2011-01-01.