David King

David King was appointed to the Kratos Board of Directors, effective March 23, 2026. Mr. King serves as a member of the Audit Committee of the Kratos Board of Directors.

Mr. King has served as a senior executive and board member in the aerospace, defense, national security and government sectors for more than four decades. Mr. King previously served as an executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Dynetics, Inc. (“Dynetics”) beginning in 2009, where he also served as Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to 2020. While at Dynetics, Mr. King led the company’s transformation into a leading mid-tier defense technology, hardware, product and systems company, overseeing Dynetics growth from approximately $180 million, to over $650 million in revenue, culminating in its $1.65 billion sale to Leidos Holdings, Inc. in 2020. Following Leidos’ acquisition of Dynetics, Mr. King served as Group President of Leidos Dynetics from January 2020 until his retirement in April 2022, where he was responsible for a $1.4 billion revenue business with more than 4,000 employees. Earlier in his career from 2003 to 2009, Mr. King served as Director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, where he led an organization with a $2.8 billion annual budget. Mr. King currently serves on private company boards and advises private equity firms and aerospace and defense organizations. He has served as Chairman of Applied Aerospace & Defense since December of 2022, Compensation Committee Chairman of Thompson Gray, Nominating Committee Chairman for Dynetics, and Chairman of multiple non-profit organizations. Mr. King holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Carolina, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology.