Aerospace industry pioneer and USC Trustee Malcolm Currie, 94
His esteemed career in electronics and weapons research and development included serving as undersecretary of defense research and engineering in the Department of Defense.
April 23, 2021
Malcolm Currie joined the USC Board of Trustees in 1989 and served as its chairman from 1995 to 2000. (Photo/Courtesy of the Currie Family)
USC Trustee Malcolm Currie, engineering physicist and former chairman and CEO of Hughes Aircraft Company, died on April 18 with his wife and two daughters beside him. He was 94.
A defense and aerospace industry leader, Currie was best known for his work at the helm of Hughes Aircraft, a post he held from 1988 to 1993 in the wake of the defense contractor’s acquisition by General Motors. His distinguished career in electronics and weapons research and development included public service as undersecretary of defense research and engineering in the U.S. Department of Defense. He also served as nat