Bernstein 39th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference

Christopher E. “Chris” Kubasik is Vice Chair and Chief Executive Officer of L3Harris Technologies. L3Harris is an agile global aerospace and defense (A&D) technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Kubasik was appointed Chief Executive Officer in June 2021. Immediately prior, he served as Vice Chair, President and Chief Operating Officer – roles he assumed upon the merger of L3 Technologies, Inc. and Harris Corporation in June 2019.

Kubasik has more than 30 years of experience in the A&D industry, having joined L3 Technologies as President and Chief Operating Officer in 2015. He was elected Chair of the board in May 2018 after having been named Chief Executive Officer and elected to the company’s board of directors in January 2018.

Earlier, Kubasik was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Seabury Advisory Group LLC, a leading aviation and A&D professional services firm. In 2010, he was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation, where he also held several senior executive and finance roles. Before joining Lockheed Martin, he enjoyed a successful career at Ernst & Young, where he was named partner in 1996.

Kubasik is a member of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), Air Force Association (AFA), the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), the Navy League of the United States, and the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). He is a former Vice President of the Board of Governors of The Wings Club Foundation, Inc.

Kubasik received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business. He also completed the Systems Acquisition management Program at the Defense Acquisition University at Fort Belvoir and received an Executive Engineering Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University.

Michelle L. Turner is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for L3Harris Technologies. In this role, she is responsible for oversight of all internal and external financial reporting, Securities and Exchange Commission compliance and Sarbanes Oxley compliance, financial planning, financial controls, capital structure, accounting, audit, financial services, tax, treasury and investor relations.

Turner joined L3Harris in 2022 from Johnson & Johnson, where she was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Enterprise Supply Chain. In this role, she was responsible for driving financial and cash performance across a complex global portfolio, including 100+ manufacturing sites in more than 30 countries.

Prior to Johnson & Johnson, Turner served as Vice President of Finance for BHP Billiton Petroleum with responsibility for all aspects of the finance function for the $12B business unit.

Previously, Turner spent nearly 10 years with Raytheon Company, ultimately serving as Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for the $6B Space & Airborne Systems business unit. She joined Raytheon in 2007 as Senior Director and Chief Financial Officer for ISR Systems. 

Earlier in her career, Turner held roles of increasing responsibility in financial management, financial planning, accounting and audit with Honeywell International, having joined Honeywell Aerospace as an intern.

Turner earned an MBA from Arizona State University, a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of South Florida and is a Certified Public Accountant.