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Rich Ashooh
Rich Ashooh is vice president of government relations for Electronics & Integrated Solutions (E&IS), an operating group of BAE Systems. He oversees E&IS policy and programmatic advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels, with a particular focus on ensuring full funding of E&IS’s key and strategic programs.
E&IS, with headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire, is a major defense electronics business with 17,000 employees in 16 U.S. states, the United Kingdom, and Israel.
Prior to serving as vice president of government relations, Ashooh served as vice president of homeland security for E&IS. In that capacity, he oversaw strategy and relationship development for the group’s growing interest in providing solutions for homeland security needs.
After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1986, Ashooh joined the staff of former U.S. Senator Warren Rudman (R-NH). He then served for six years as a professional staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Government Affairs, where his responsibilities included oversight of federal procurement policies. He joined Lockheed Sanders in 1993 and served in a series of management roles until he was appointed vice president of public affairs for BAE Systems in 2001.
Personally and professionally active in community affairs, Ashooh was appointed by the governor of New Hampshire to serve as a member of the University System of New Hampshire’s Board of Trustees. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Franklin Pierce College. In 1998, he was appointed to the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium Commission, which he now chairs. Ashooh is also a member of the boards of directors of the Catholic Medical Center (Manchester, New Hampshire), the New Hampshire Political Library, the New England Council, and the New Hampshire Business and Industry Association.
Rich, his wife Lori, and their five children reside in Bedford, New Hampshire.
The E&IS group designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of electronic systems and subsystems for military and commercial applications. E&IS offers products and integration services, including electronic warfare and self-protection systems; surveillance and intelligence systems; platform systems; sensor and precision targeting systems; communication, navigation, identification, and reconnaissance systems; large-scale enterprise solutions and information management systems in support of the defense and intelligence communities; mission-specific software and geospatial exploitation products; advanced information technology; and rapid C4ISR prototyping, among others.
BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 97,500 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded $31.4 billion in 2007.
