Masters with Masters 12 – Preview (Jack Boyd & Hans Mark)
On August 13, 2012, the Academy’s Masters with Masters series featured aerospace heavyweights Jack Boyd and Hans Mark at Ames Research Center. Boyd, senior advisor to the NASA Ames Center Director and 65-year veteran of Moffett Field, served as the former NASA associate administrator and acting deputy center director at Ames. Mark, former NASA Deputy Administrator and Ames Center Director, also served roles as Chancellor of the University of Texas; former Secretary and Undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force; Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; and Director of the Department of Defense/Defense Research and Engineering.
In this preview, Ed Hoffman, moderator and director of the NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL), asked the guests for insight into leadership and investing in the next generation.
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