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Rudy deLeon Joins GD’s Board

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

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Rudy deLeon Joins GD’s Board

Rudy deLeon, board member of General Dynamics and senior fellow with the Center for American Progress. Photo: Center for American Progress.

General Dynamics [GD] on Tuesday said its board of directors has elected Rudy deLeon to the board, adding an official with a broad range of government and industry policy experience. DeLeon is currently a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress, with a focus on the defense budget, national security, the Middle East and politics, and previously headed Boeing’s [BA] lobbying operations in Washington, DC for five years. DeLeon was also a professional staff member and staff director of…

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