Rear Admiral John D. Butler, USN (Ret.)
Last Name: Butler
First Name: John
Middle Name: Dale
Medals and Honors: Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3), Meritorious Service Medal (3), Hall of Honor Distinguished Alumnus for The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences, UK Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), AUS Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
Rank: Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
Service/Department: U.S. Navy
Last or Significant Assignment: PEO Submarines (2002-2005) for the U.S. Navy and Vice President for Naval Strategic Systems (2008-2015) at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.
Areas of Experience: Australia, Europe and the E.U., Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe, Nuclear Deterrence and Proliferation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Articles, Books and Publications:
"The Sweet Smell of Acquisition Success" U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings · Jun 1, 2011
“Leadership is Your Future” by John D. Butler, Naval Submarine League, January 2003
“Building Submarines for Tomorrow” Proceedings, US Naval Institute, June 2004.
John D. Butler, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired), is a Fellow of the American College of National Security Leaders, a Senior Fellow of Strategic Studies (SFSS) at the International Strategic Studies Association College of Fellows, Alexandria, VA, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN), Sydney, Australia.
John retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation in October 2015, after completing a 10-year career as a Vice President in three business areas for the Corporation. His last 7 years at Lockheed Martin were spent at Space Systems Company as Vice President for Naval Strategic Systems supporting the U. S. Navy and the UK Royal Navy. Prior to that, he completed a 31-year career in the U. S. Navy as a Submariner and Engineering Duty Officer, retiring in September 2005. His three flag officer assignments were: Program Executive Officer Submarines; Commander Naval Undersea Warfare Center; and Naval Sea Systems Command Deputy Commander for Undersea Technology. He received his commission in the U. S. Navy in 1974 via the Nuclear Power Officer Candidate Program.
A native of Texas City, Texas, he received his BS Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974 and his MS Engineering Acoustics from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1986. He is also a 1998 graduate of the Management Program for Executives at the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh.
John received the CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for his support to the Royal Navy’s submarine flotilla. He was inducted into the University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences Hall of Honor as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2015. His military awards include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit (3 awards), in addition to other service and unit awards.
John has served on multiple boards and continues to serve as a Senior Advisor for the College of Natural Sciences Advisory Council at the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds a commission as an Admiral in the Texas Navy.
John’s wife of 46 years is Commander Eileen Butler, Navy Nurse Corps (Retired).