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Thomas A. (Tom) Corcoran is a Senior Advisor to the aeropsace and defense group. Mr.Corcoran assists Carlyle in developing strategy and identifying investments in the aerospace and defense sector. Mr. Corcoran is based in Washington, DC.
In addition to his role as a Carlyle Senior Advisor, Mr. Corcoran is President of Corcoran Enterprises, LLC, a management-consulting firm. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Corcoran served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Gemini Air Cargo where led a successful business restructuring. Before Gemini, Mr. Corcoran was President and Chief Executive Officer of Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin’s Electronics Sector from 1995 to October 1999. Prior to the 1995 merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation, he was President of the Electronics Group of Martin Marietta, a position he assumed in 1993 following the sale of GE Aerospace to Martin Marietta. He began his career in 1967 at General Electric Company where held various senior management positions. He joined GE Aerospace in 1983 and, in 1990, he was elected as corporate officer and rose to the number two position as Vice President and General Manager of GE Aerospace Operations.
Mr. Corcoran earned his B.A. in engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the GE Manufacturing Management Program. He also has an honorary Ph.D. from Stevens.
Mr. Corcoran is a member on the Boards of Directors of Gemini Air Cargo, Inc., L-3 Communications Corporation, REMEC, Inc., Sippican, Inc., United Industrial Corporation and Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. Additionally, he is a member of the Wings Club. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Stevens Institutes of Technology and is a Trustee Emeritus at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is also active in the American Ireland Fund. | 