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Babione is a long-time industry veteran, most recently serving as Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Program Vice President and General Manager, leading the famed division commonly referred to as Skunk Works®.

Prior to Skunk Works®, Babione was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the F-35 Lighting II program at Lockheed Martin, responsible for the development, production, sustainment and modernization of three F-35 variants for three U.S. military services, eight international partner nations and multiple foreign military sales customers. Jeff led the F-22 and F-16 programs prior to his work on the F-35, and served as Chief Engineer on the F-22 Raptor.

Babione holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Washington and a Bachelor’s from Virginia Tech in Aerospace & Ocean Engineering.