Jennifer Boykin

Jennifer Boykin is an engineer, the first woman president[1] of Newport News Shipbuilding,[2][3] and the vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries,[2][3] which is located in Newport News, Virginia.

[1] Jennifer was a tomboy and was the first girl[1] to play baseball with the boys in her division.

She earned her Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University[3] in Washington, D.C. Boykin first worked as an engineer in the nuclear engineering division at Newport News Shipbuilding before moving through the ranks and eventually becoming president of the company.

[4] She is the first woman president of Newport News Shipbuilding, the first in over 133 years of operation.

[8][5][4] She has been married to Blake Boykin for more than 30 years, and has one daughter that also works at Newport News Shipbuilding.