Gregory J. Hayes is the chairman and chief executive officer of RTX, responsible for leading an aerospace and defense company of 180,000 employees and $67 billion in annual sales.
Elected chairman of the board in 2021, Hayes had a nearly 21-year career at United Technologies Corporation.
Hayes, who joined UTC in 1999 through its merger with the Sundstrand Corporation, also served as UTC’s chief financial officer from 2008-2014.
Hayes holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Purdue University and is a Certified Public Accountant.