Phebe Novakovic is an American businesswoman and former intelligence officer. She serves as the

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and

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of General Dynamics. As of 2018, she is listed as the world's 25th most powerful woman in business by ''

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Biography

Early life

Phebe Novakovic ( sr-Cyrl, Фиби Новаковић) is of Serbian descent. Phebe Novakovic graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1979 and received an M.B.A. from the

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in 1988.

Career

She worked for the

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. From 1997 to 2001, she worked for the

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. She joined General Dynamics in 2001. She became president and Chief Operation Officer in 2012. She has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics since January 2013.Abbott Laboratories Board of Directors
She has sat on the Board of Directors of Abbott Laboratories since 2010. As of 2018, she is listed as the 25th most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes'', rising from 56th in 2015 and 65th in 2014. In 2020 she was appointed a director of J. P. Morgan Chase.

References

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