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Larry D. Burrill ’77

President | McKean Defense Group, LLC | Captain, USN (Ret.)

Education:

B.S., Maine Maritime Academy, Marine Engineering, 1977
M.S., Naval Postgraduate School, Mechanical Engineering, 1986

Career Highlights:

Co-Founder and President, McKean Defense Group, LLC (2006-21)

  • offices in Philadelphia, PA; Washington, D.C.; San Diego, CA; Virginia Beach, VA; Portsmouth, VA; Crane, IN
  • over 650 employees
  • named four-time “Philadelphia 100” fastest growing company, two-time “Inc. 500” fastest growing company in the U.S. and the “Top 50 Best Places to Work” in Washington, D.C.

Vice President, AMSEC, LLC, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries (2001 -06)

  • Fleet Support Group with more than 2,500 employees in over 35 locations across the globe

Captain, US Navy, retired (1977-2001)

  • Chief Engineer, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
  • Assistant Chief of Staff; Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet

Distinguished Service

  • Bringing Hope Home Board of Directors – organization supporting families in fight against cancer
  • Member:
    • American Society of Naval Engineers
    • Surface Navy Association
    • Union League of Philadelphia
  • Chair, MMA Alumni Advancement Committee, $750,000 challenge grant, (2017-20)
  • Co-chair, “Opening Doors, Changing Lives”, MMA $20 million scholarship campaign, (2019- 20)