C. Michael Petters MBA '93

C. Michael Petters received his B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy and MBA from William & Mary.

Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy Mr. Petters was commissioned into the Navy where he served aboard the nuclear-powered submarine USS George Bancroft (SSBN 643) and spent five years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1987 in the Los Angeles-class submarine construction division. He held a number of increasingly responsible positions throughout the organization, including production supervisor for submarines, marketing manager for submarines and carriers, vice president of aircraft carrier programs, vice president of contracts and pricing, and vice president of human resources.

Mr. Petters is executive vice chairman of the board of directors at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), a global engineering and defense technologies provider. Previously he served as HII's president and CEO. Before that, Mr. Petters served as president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and as president of Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector.

Petters is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Aerospace Industries Association. He also serves on the US Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors.

Mr. Petters and his wife, Nancy Briggs Petters '81, are avid supporters of William & Mary. A gift they provided through their foundation extended and expanded Camp Launch, a STEM camp for gifted students offered through the W&M School of Education.

Email: [[w|cmpetters]]

2024-2025 Committee Assignments

Executive Committee
Committee on Financial Affairs, Chair
Committee on the Student Experience

Appointed

July 1, 2022 by Governor Glenn Youngkin