John Kirtland Welch

Background

Welch, John Kirtland was born on March 8, 1950 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Raymond Vencent and Justine Louise (Fairbank) Welch.

Education

Bachelor in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Navigation Academy, 1972. Master of Science in Aeronautics, Naval Postgraduate School, 1973. Master of Business Administration in Finance, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1984.

Career

Commissioned ens. United States Navy, 1972, advanced through grades to lieutenant, resigned, 1979. Systems engineer General Electric Company, Evendale, Ohio, 1979-1980. Division director General Physics Corporation, Columbia, Maryland, 1980-1984.

Operations center manager Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, Virginia, 1984. Various positions to executive vice president marine system group General dynamics corporation, 1989—2005. President, Chief Executive Officer USEC Inc., since 2005.

Achievements

• John Kirtland Welch has been listed as a noteworthy nuclear energy industry executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, since 1979. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman plant engineering committee since 1980), American Society Naval Engineers.

Interests

• Swimming, photography, sailing.

Connections

Married Michele Anne Mules, June 10, 1972. Children: Nicole Kristen, Alison Corrinne.