Carleen Beste

Carleen Beste
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Manager, Corporate Citizenship and Northrop Grumman Foundation

As manager of Corporate Citizenship, Carleen Beste is responsible for the development and implementation of Northrop Grumman’s Corporate Citizenship strategic plan and programming which includes K-12 education, troops and veterans, environmental stewardship, employee volunteer initiatives and company’s philanthropic endeavors.

As the manager of the Northrop Grumman Foundation, she oversees all Foundation programming, which focuses on science, technology, engineering and math education.

Beste also has a broad background in public affairs and communications. She has held several leadership positions within the community, both representing the company and personally, and currently serves on the Board of Education for the Hermosa Beach City School District. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and holds a certificate in Corporate Community Involvement from Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.

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