John Pranzatelli is the President of MBDA Incorporated, reporting directly to the CEO. John leads all engineering, manufacturing and administrative functions.
John joined MBDA in June 2009 as Vice President for Strategy and Business Operations and was named to his current position and to the Board of Directors in November 2012.
Prior to joining MBDA, John was with Northrop Grumman for 28 years. He was a Vice President, Finance and Business Management, for several different operating elements of Northrop Grumman Corporation. He has experience with a wide range of businesses serving a wide array of federal, state, and commercial customers. He began his career with TRW in 1980, progressing steadily through positions in multiple disciplines, including finance, business management, program operations, and M&A.
John holds Masters and Bachelors degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University. He serves on the Executive Board of the Andrew Carnegie Society, an alumni fundraising association of Carnegie Mellon University.
He resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife and two children