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S J Isakowitz

President & CEO · The Aerospace Corporation

President & CEO at The Aerospace Corporation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.9M

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President & CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, based in Chantilly, VA.
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Received $1.9M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

President and Chief Executive Officer of The Aerospace Corporation from 2016 until October 2025. Aerospace engineer and recognized leader in government, space, and technology sectors.

Co-author of the AIAA International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems (Summerfield Book Award, 2003).

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
CEO and President Aerospace Corporation 2016–2025 (retired October 2025)
Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology · BS Aerospace Engineering
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology · MS Aerospace Engineering

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AIAA International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems

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Affiliations

Organizations

The Aerospace Corporation President & CEO · $1.6B revenue · Chantilly, VAOur purpose is to assist the government and other customers in conception, design, acquisition and operations of space and other complex systems.…pay $1.3M → $1.9MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.9Mreported comp

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Serves alongside

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Vice President · FY2024
$835K
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Vice President · FY2024
$803K
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Vice President · FY2024
$773K
W
Vice President · FY2020
$743K
J
Vice President · FY2024
$699K
C
Vice President · FY2021
$680K
D
Vice President · FY2024
$608K
R
Vice President · FY2024
$602K
H
Vice President · FY2024
$594K
K
Vice President · FY2024
$590K
A
Gen Counsel · FY2020
$589K
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Former Vice President · FY2019
$586K

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