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Robert E. (Bob) Durbin

Vice President of Government Relations, Exelis Inc.

Lieutenant Gen. (Ret.) Bob Durbin is Vice President of Government Relations for Exelis Inc., a diversified, top-tier global aerospace, defense and information solutions company. He assumed that role upon the company’s October 2011 spin off from ITT Corporation.

Durbin joined Exelis, then an ITT operating segment called Defense & Information Solutions, in May 2011 as Vice President of Government Relations after 36 years of distinguished service in the U.S. Army. In this role, he is responsible for building productive and effective relationships with Members of Congress and Congressional committees and their staffs in order to provide guidance on proposed legislation and regulation issues that have an impact on Exelis programs. He also leads the planning and execution of the international business development strategy and works with the Defense value centers to identify, analyze and pursue potential opportunities in emerging markets.

Durbin maintains relationships at the senior level of the U.S. Department of Defense, military service staffs, Government agencies and US allies and is a focal point for coordinating a technical interface with these customers.

Durbin’s distinguished military career was highlighted by troop assignments in infantry and armored divisions including battalion, brigade and division command. Most recently, he served as director of the Army Office of Business Transformation (OBT) and special assistant to the chief of staff of the Army for enterprise management, responsible for Army’s investment strategy.

During previous assignments, Durbin served as commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kan. He also served as the commanding general for the Combined Security Transition Command and Combined Forces Command for Afghanistan. At the Pentagon, Durbin served as the director of the Office of the Army Quadrennial Defense Review and, earlier, as the deputy director for program analysis and evaluation. Previously, he was the deputy commanding general at Fort Hood, Texas. Durbin was also the deputy chief of staff, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command of the United States Forces Korea.

Durbin holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Penn., and a bachelor’s of science degree from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. He also completed the Senior Service College through a fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.