Eric Branyan

Eric R. Branyan is the Vice President, F-35 Supply Chain Management, overseeing the complex international network of suppliers that provide critical hardware for the F-35 program. He was most recently Vice President, F-35 Aircraft Production Business Unit, responsible for global F-35 production and for the full life cycle of production aircraft from proposal of long lead components through delivery to operational bases. Key elements supporting F-35 production include: program operations, supply chain, affordability, tooling, and quality. Mr. Branyan has also held the position of Vice President & Deputy General Manager responsible for the overall execution of the F-35 development across tri-company team and suppliers, and F-35 Air System Development. His responsibilities also included leadership of 1,900 technical professionals across Air System Integration, Air Vehicle Development and Mission Systems. Prior to that Mr. Branyan held the title of Vice President F-35 Mission Systems where he was responsible for avionics development and integration, including Airborne Software, Sensors, Core Processing and Off-Board Mission Support Systems. Throughout his 35-year career with Lockheed Martin, Mr. Branyan has led teams with responsibility for the design, build, test and operation of complex systems. In addition to roles on F-22 and F-35 and during his tenure at Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Global Services, he led large-scale system development for products including satellites, sensors and information technology systems. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he held technical and leadership positions at GE Aircraft Engines working on both fighter and commercial engines. Mr. Branyan was voted Pennsylvania State University 2011 Outstanding Engineering Alumnus, one of twelve recipients from 81,000 living graduates. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. A native of Southeast Pennsylvania, he and his wife Janet reside in Fort Worth, Texas. His hobbies include a passion for flying in which he has built an experimental aircraft, and pilots both powered aircraft and sailplanes.