Phebe Novakovic (born 1957) is an American businesswoman and former intelligence officer. She has been the chairwoman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics since 2013.
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Early and personal life
Novakovic is of Serbian descent. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1979 and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1988. She was previously married to Michael G. Vickers, former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Special Forces soldier, and CIA paramilitary officer. She has three daughters.
Career
From 1997 to 2001, Novakovic worked for the United States Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency.
In 2001, following her departure from the Defense Department she joined General Dynamics. She rose to president and chief operations officer in 2012 and chairman and chief executive officer in January 2013.
