abstract:Phebe Novakovic is an American businesswoman and former intelligence officer. She serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics ().
Once PhebeNovakovic takes the helm at GD and installs her own team, she will need to tackle the challenge of maintaining profitability in a company that derives three-quarters of its revenues from military sales during a period of declining defense outlays both at home and abroad.
Despite recent setbacks, the company that PhebeNovakovic will take over on January 1 is better positioned for the future than many of its defense-industry peers because it generates a quarter of corporate revenues from the prestigious Gulfstream business-jet line, which does not depend on the Pentagon for sales.