Thomas Kennedy
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Thomas Kennedy

American business executive (born 1955)

Thomas A. Kennedy (born 1955) is an American business executive. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the Raytheon from March 2014 to April 2020.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Thomas Kennedy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1955.1

Companies

  • TextronBoard member Jan 4, 2023 to now9
  • RaytheonChief executive officer May 29, 2014 to now10
  • RTXChair Apr 8, 2020 to Mar 23, 202111
  • RaytheonChair Feb 18, 2015 to Apr 8, 202012
  • RaytheonBoard member Feb 18, 2014 to Jun 4, 201413
  • RaytheonChief operating officer May 30, 2013 to Feb 18, 201414
  • RaytheonVice President Jul 2, 2010 to Feb 15, 201315

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

  • RTX RTX441,659 shares16$85.5M at $193.64Mar 22, 2021
  • Textron TXT20,162 shares17$1.5M at $75.81May 1, 2026

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

  • May 1, 2026Bought 10,300 shares at $95.98 of Textron17
  • Apr 29, 2026Granted 2,061 shares of Textron17
  • Apr 23, 2025Granted 2,794 shares of Textron18
  • Apr 24, 2024Granted 1,756 shares of Textron19
  • Apr 26, 2023Granted 2,517 shares of Textron20
  • Jan 1, 2023Granted 734 shares of Textron21
  • Mar 22, 2021Shares withheld for tax 7,317 shares at $76.92 of RTX16
  • Mar 22, 2021Shares withheld for tax 6,759 shares at $76.92 of RTX16
  • Mar 21, 2021Exercised options 16,091 shares of RTX16
  • Mar 20, 2021Exercised options 17,420 shares of RTX16
  • Jan 25, 2021Shares withheld for tax 39,318 shares at $66.28 of RTX22
  • Jan 24, 2021Exercised options 99,001 shares of RTX22
  • Oct 29, 2020Bought 19,059 shares at $52.47 of RTX23
  • Sep 14, 2020Shares withheld for tax 4,181 shares at $61.97 of RTX24
  • Sep 14, 2020Shares withheld for tax 3,982 shares at $61.97 of RTX24
  • Sep 14, 2020Shares withheld for tax 2,745 shares at $61.97 of RTX24
  • Sep 14, 2020Shares withheld for tax 2,622 shares at $61.97 of RTX24
  • Sep 14, 2020Exercised options 2,622 shares of RTX24
  • Sep 14, 2020Exercised options 2,745 shares of RTX24
  • Sep 14, 2020Exercised options 3,982 shares of RTX24
  • Sep 14, 2020Exercised options 4,181 shares of RTX24
  • Apr 3, 2020Shares withheld for tax 8,260 shares at $49.93 of RTX25
  • Apr 3, 2020Granted 351,742 shares of RTX25

Trade performance

DateStockTradeValueReturn sinceVs S&P sinceVs S&P, 1 year
Oct 29, 2020RTXBuy$1.0M+251.8%+117.9%+28.0%

Returns are price-only (no dividends), measured from the trade date.

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of California, Los Angeles3
  • Date not recordedRutgers University3

Kennedy has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and a MS degree from Air Force Institute of Technology. Kennedy has a doctorate degree in Engineering from UCLA.

From Wikipedia’s article on Thomas Kennedy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: businessperson.7

In 1983, Kennedy joined Raytheon Corporation in the area of radar development. Since April 2013, Kennedy has served as executive VP and COO of Raytheon.

In March 2014, at age 58, Kennedy became the CEO of Raytheon, succeeding William H. Swanson. Kennedy was elected to the board of directors in January 2014.

In April 2020, Raytheon Company completed their merger with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to form Raytheon Technologies. UTC CEO Gregory J. Hayes was named CEO of the combined company, and Kennedy was named Executive Chairman.

From Wikipedia’s article on Thomas Kennedy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • Born1955, United States8

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