Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced the appointment of Reuben Jeffery III to its board of directors, effective April 1, 2026.

Jeffery served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockefeller & Co. from 2010 to 2018. He will replace David W. Carey, who is retiring from the board at the end of his term.

"We are delighted that Reuben is joining our Board," said Frances Townsend, Board Chair of Leonardo DRS. "As DRS continues executing our growth strategy and investing ahead of demand to support our customers, his perspective will be highly additive in helping guide disciplined execution and long-term value creation."

From 2002 to 2009, Jeffery held senior leadership positions in the U.S. government, including Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs and Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He also served as Special Assistant to the President on the National Security Council staff and as Advisor to Ambassador Bremer in Iraq.

Prior to government service, Jeffery worked for 18 years at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he served as Managing Director of the firm's Paris office and led its European Financial Institutions Group in London.

Jeffery holds a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. and M.B.A. from Stanford University.

The company expressed gratitude to Carey for his service and contributions to the board. The information was disclosed in a company press release.