17 Facts About Walt Havenstein

Walter Perry Havenstein was born on April 24,1949 and is an American businessman, engineer, and former United States Marine.

Walt Havenstein was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 2014.

Walt Havenstein graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and received a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Walt Havenstein served in the US Marine Corps on active duty from 1971 to 1983.

Walt Havenstein began his career in the defense industry at ITT Corporation's Aerospace and Communications Division.

Walt Havenstein has held executive roles at Raytheon, including vice president and general manager of the Strategic Systems Division, director of business development for the Communications Manufacturing Division, vice president and general manager of the Surveillance and Control Division, and vice president for Tactical Data Systems.

Walt Havenstein joined BAE Systems in 2000 when the company purchased Lockheed Martin Aerospace Electronic Systems, including its Sanders subsidiary of which he was president.

Aerospace Electronic Systems was renamed BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, and Walt Havenstein was named president.

From 2003 to 2005 Walt Havenstein was executive vice president for BAE Systems North America.

Walt Havenstein replaced John Abele as Chairman of the Board of FIRST in 2010.

Effective September 21,2009, Walt Havenstein succeeded Ken Dahlberg as the CEO of Science Applications International Corporation, a company with over $10 billion in revenue.

Walt Havenstein agreed to independent monitoring to ensure that systemic management problems which enabled the fraud remained in place.

Walt Havenstein retired from SAIC for personal reasons shortly after the prosecution of SAIC was deferred.

Walt Havenstein recently told the Keene Sentinel editorial board that he left his million dollar a year job because the commute from New Hampshire to Washington, DC had become too difficult.

Immediately upon entering the race, Walt Havenstein faced questions from opponents about his eligibility to run.

Walt Havenstein said he is confident that he has met all of his tax obligations in Maryland and elsewhere, but said he would not release his tax information when asked by a reporter.

In December 2009, Walt Havenstein was honored and recognized as a recipient of the Spirit of Service Award given by the Youth Leadership Foundation, which provides academic tutoring and mentoring to disadvantaged youth in the Washington, DC metro area.