Founder Profile
Vannevar Bush
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Vannevar Bush?
Vannevar Bush is a founder of RTX Corporation, which was founded in 2020 with Laurence Marshall, Charles G. Smith and Frederick Rentschler.
- Company founded
- RTX Corporation
- Founded
- 2020
- Co-founders
- Laurence Marshall, Charles G. Smith and Frederick Rentschler
Background
Legendary American engineer and science administrator.
Founding Story
Vannevar Bush co-founded Raytheon. As an absolutely legendary engineer and dean at MIT (and later the head of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during WWII), he provided the absolutely critical scientific credibility and deep government connections required to secure massive defense contracts. Vannevar Bush was born in 1890.
Sources
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- RTX 2025 results release (RTX Corporation)
- RTX 2025 Annual Report (RTX Corporation)