Thomas H. Stanton

Director, International Business Development Lockheed Martin – Missiles and Fire Control

Mr. Tom Stanton is currently the Director of International Business Development for Tactical Missiles. Prior to this position, he was the Missiles and Fire Control BD lead in UAE. He joined Lockheed Martin after completing a career in the United States Army; he was an Airborne Ranger with duties in four Light and heavy Armored and Infantry Divisions. He served as the Chief of Staff for Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization, J8, The Joint Staff. He was also a Brigade Commander, U.S. Army Forces Central Command (ARCENT) Saudi Arabia, where he led US PATRIOT Operations in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia State University, where he was a Reserved Officer Training Corps Distinguished Military Graduate. He earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, a Master of Science degree in Human Resources from Central Michigan University and served as a one-year National Security Fellow at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.