Background
Gooden, Linda R. was born in 1953.
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Linda R. Gooden
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Education
Degree in Computer Technology, Youngstown State University, Ohio. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University Maryland University College. Graduate executive management program, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1998.
Doctor in Public Service (honorary), University Maryland University College, 2005. Completed San Diego State University.
Career
Software engineer General Dynamics, San Diego. Joined Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland, 1980, president, information technical, business unit, vice president, software support services Bethesda, Maryland, 1994—2006, executive vice president, information system and global solutions, since 2007. Board directors Loral Corporation.
Member executive board Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International, Information Technology Association America. Board directors Automatic Data Processing, Inc., since 2009.
Achievements
Membership
Board trustees Eisenhower Fellowships. Board regents University Systems Maryland.
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Awards
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Named Black Engineer of Year, United States Black Engineer/Information Technology magazine, 2006, Executive of Year, Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, 2007. Named one of Top 50 Women in Technology, Corporation Board Member magazine, 2008, 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporation America, Black Enterprise magazine, 2009, The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, Fortune magazine, 2010, 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporation America, Savoy magazine, 2010. Named to Maryland Business Hall of Fame, 2008. Recipient Federal 100 Eagle award, Federal Computer Week, 2002, Corporation Leadership award, Women in Technology, 2002.Named Black Engineer of Year, United States Black Engineer/Information Technology magazine, 2006, Executive of Year, Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, 2007. Named one of Top 50 Women in Technology, Corporation Board Member magazine, 2008, 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporation America, Black Enterprise magazine, 2009, The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, Fortune magazine, 2010, 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporation America, Savoy magazine, 2010. Named to Maryland Business Hall of Fame, 2008.
Recipient Federal 100 Eagle award, Federal Computer Week, 2002, Corporation Leadership award, Women in Technology, 2002.