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Ellen M. Pawlikowski

United States Air Force general

Ellen Marie Pawlikowski (born 1956) is a retired four-star general of the United States Air Force. She last served as the commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from June 8, 2015, to the end of July 2018, managing some 80,000 people and $60 billion in Air Force programs annually.²

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Born 1956.¹

About

Pawlikowski retired from the Air Force on September 1, 2018, after 40 years of service. She currently serves on the board of directors for Raytheon Technologies, one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the world, and is a Judge Widney Professor at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ellen M. Pawlikowski, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

RPM InternationalBoard member Jul 20, 2022 to now⁸
RTXBoard member 2020 to now⁹
Velo3D, Inc.Board member Mar 2, 2022 to Jun 28, 2023¹⁰
RaytheonBoard member Sep 10, 2018 to Apr 7, 2020¹¹
IntelsatBoard member Jan 10, 2020 to Jan 10, 2020¹²

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

RPM International RPM6,500 shares¹³$646.3K at $99.43Oct 1, 2025
Velo3D, Inc. VELO54,673 shares¹⁴$369.3K at $6.75Jun 14, 2023
RTX RTX0 shares¹⁵Apr 8, 2020

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Oct 1, 2025Granted 1,400 shares of RPM International¹³
Oct 2, 2024Granted 1,400 shares of RPM International¹⁶
Oct 4, 2023Granted 1,800 shares of RPM International¹⁷
Jun 14, 2023Sold 24,363 shares at $1.93 of Velo3D, Inc.¹⁴
Jun 8, 2023Exercised options 18,128 shares of Velo3D, Inc.¹⁴
Mar 15, 2023Exercised options 6,523 shares of Velo3D, Inc.¹⁸
Mar 8, 2023Exercised options 18,128 shares of Velo3D, Inc.¹⁹
Dec 8, 2022Exercised options 18,128 shares of Velo3D, Inc.²⁰
Oct 5, 2022Granted 1,900 shares of RPM International²¹
Sep 8, 2022Exercised options 18,129 shares of Velo3D, Inc.²²
Apr 3, 2020Granted 3,198 shares of RTX²³

Early life and education

Date not recordedNew Jersey Institute of Technology³

Career

Occupation: military officer.⁵

Since 2020Board member, RTX⁴

Military career

Born in East Orange, New Jersey and raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Pawlikowski entered the United States Air Force in 1978 through the ROTC program at New Jersey Institute of Technology after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. She then attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a Doctorate of Philosophy in chemical engineering in December 1981, entering active duty at McClellan AFB, California, in April 1982.

Pawlikowski served as Director of the Acquisition Management Office for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy and as Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Counterproliferation. Her leadership assignments have included Program Director of the Airborne Laser program, commander of the Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing, Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, and commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center.

On February 18, 2015, the President of the United States nominated Pawlikowski for promotion to general and as assignment as commander of the Air Force Materiel Command. Pawlikoski's promotion and assignment to AFMC were confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 2015. On June 8, Pawlikowski assumed command of Air Force Materiel Command from General Janet C. Wolfenbarger.

Post-military career

Following her retirement from the United States Air Force on 9 August 2018, Pawlikowski accepted a place on the Board of Directors of Raytheon in September. Pawlikowski was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2014 for leadership in the development of technologies for national security programs including spacecraft operations and the Airborne Laser. As of August 2019, she serves as a Judge Widney Professor at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering.