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William a Laplante

President and CEO-End Apr 2022 · Charles Stark Draper Laboratory INC

President and CEO-End Apr 2022 at Charles Stark Draper Laboratory INC. 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
$855K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

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Reported as President and CEO-End Apr 2022 of Charles Stark Draper Laboratory INC, based in Cambridge, MA.
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Received $855K 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

Dr. William A.

LaPlante is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, a leading defense technology and research institution. With over 30 years in the defense and space sectors, he previously held senior executive positions at MITRE Corporation.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Appointed October 2020
Education
  • University of Illinois (BS in Engineering Physics)
  • Johns Hopkins University (MS in Applied Physics)
  • Catholic University of America (PhD in Mechanical Engineering)

Affiliations

Organizations

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Charles Stark Draper Laboratory INC President and CEO-End Apr 2022 · $1.9M revenue · Cambridge, MASUPPPORT THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC- THE TRUST PROVIDES POST-RETIREMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS TO QUALIFIED RETIREES OF THE CHARLES STARK…pay $178K → $855KFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$855Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named William a Laplante

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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William a Laplante 1 organization · Arlington, VANational Defense Industrial Association

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