Joined RVA757 Connects: 2021

Jennifer Boykin is president of Newport News Shipbuilding and executive vice president of HII in Newport News. Named to this position in 2017, she is the 20th person and the first woman to serve as president of the Newport News Shipbuilding, which was founded in 1886 and has approximately $4 billion in annual revenues.

As president, Boykin leads the operations of Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest industrial employer in Virginia. She has responsibility for more than 25,000 shipbuilders who design, build and maintain the world’s most complex ships: nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines.

In the community, Boykin is committed to workforce development and is a strong advocate for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs. She serves on a number of community boards, including the board of trustees for The Mariners’ Museum.