Overseeing management and operation of the Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE National Security (LLNS) is a limited liability company managed by Bechtel National, Inc.; the University of California; BWXT Government Group, Inc.; and Amentum. Battelle Memorial Institute also participates in LLNS as a teaming subcontractor. Cutting-edge science is enhanced through the expertise of the University of California and its 10 campuses and LLNS’ affiliation with the Texas A&M University system.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jay Sures
Board Chair
Regent, University of California
John Howanitz
Board Vice Chair
General Manager, Nuclear Security
& Operations
Bechtel National, Inc.
Tom Gioconda
Member of the Business, Operations, and Security Committee
Nuclear Security Operations Manager
Nuclear, Security & Environmental
Bechtel National, Inc.
Craig Leasure
Chair of the Nominations and Compensation Committee
Vice President for National Laboratories,
University of California,
Office of the President
Jim Blankenhorn
Senior Vice President
Amentum
Robert Powell
Chair of the Science and Technology Committee
Professor of Chemical Engineering and
of Food Science and Technology,
University of California, Davis
INDEPENDENT GOVERNORS
Kevin Chilton
Member of Mission Committee
General, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
Jim Henry
Chair of the Ethics and Audit Committee
Partner (Retired),
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Steven Koonin
Chair of the Mission Committee
Director, Center for Urban Science and Progress,
New York University
Richard Mies
Member of the Mission Committee
Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired);
Former Commander in Chief,
U.S. Strategic Command
LLNL Director Emeritus George Miller Honored with Foster Medal
Former colleagues and national security leaders paid tribute to George Miller as he was presented the John S. Foster Jr. Medal in November 2021. Director Emeritus Miller was recognized for his exceptional leadership in nuclear weapons science and technology (S&T), the establishment and early successes of the Stockpile Stewardship Program, and the construction of the National Ignition Facility. Miller’s leadership continued with his service as a trusted senior advisor on national security S&T. He is the sixth recipient of the John S. Foster Jr. Medal.