Jack London (businessman)

J. Phillip "Jack" London (1937 – January 18, 2021)[1] was executive chairman and chairman of the board of CACI International Inc.[2]

Jack London
Born1937
Oklahoma
DiedJanuary 18, 2021 (aged 83)
OccupationBusinessman

Education

London received a B.S. in engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1959, an M.S. in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1967 and a D.B.A. from George Washington University in 1971.[3]

Career

London was CACI's 35th employee when he joined the company as a program manager in 1972.[4] He became a company vice president in 1975, a senior vice president in 1977, executive vice president in 1979, and president in 1982. He added chief executive officer to his role in 1984, and in 1990 he became chairman/president/CEO.[5] In 2007, he stepped out of day-to-day management to serve only in the role of chairman. London grew CACI enormously during his leadership of CACI, overseeing more than 65 acquisitions and growing the company to more than $5 billion.[6]

Books

London was the lead author of Our Good Name, A Company's Fight to Get the Truth Told About Abu Ghraib,[7] which attempted to address accusations that CACI held some responsibility in regard to torture and abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison during the Iraq War.[8] He was also the lead author of Character: The Ultimate Success Factor.[9][4]

Active boards
  • Friends of the National World War II Memorial Board[10]
  • U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Board[11]
  • Naval Historical Foundation Board[12]
  • CAUSE board of directors[13]

Personal life

London was married to Dr. Jennifer Burkhart London, who helped him with the book Our Good Name[14] and is a listed co-author on Character.

Awards
  • 2013 Nathan Hale Award, Reserve Officers Association of the United States[15]
  • 2012 Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Hall of Fame[16]
  • 2019 U.S. Naval Academy Distinguished Graduate Award [17]

References
  1. "CACI Chairman Jack London Dies". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. "CACI Board of Directors and Management". caci.com.
  3. "JP London, Caci Intl Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
  4. "Smart CEO".
  5. "Jack London, CACI International Inc: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  6. "CACI Website". Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  7. (Regenery, 2008, ISBN 1596985399)
  8. "Few have faced consequences for abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2015.
  9. (Fortis, 2013, ISBN 1937592383)
  12. "NHF Leadership | Naval Historical Foundation".
  13. "Cause USA : Who We Are : Board & Staff". cause-usa.org.
  15. "NHF Board Member Dr. Jack London Receives Nathan Hale Award From Reserve Officers Association | Naval Historical Foundation".
  16. "Who won top billing as the best contractors of 2012? -- Washington Technology".
  17. "Events and Programs - DGA Announcement - www.usna.com". www.usna.com.


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