Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Leadership

Clark Rucker

Clark Rucker is the former Sr. Manager/Director, now retired, of the Phantom Works, part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS). Before his time at Boeing, Clark served as the Huntington Beach site's Customer Liaison & Senior Manager of Quality Systems Integrity. Outside of Boeing, Clark's accomplishments as the Chair of the College of Engineering, Deans Leadership Board, Member of the Claremont Graduate University Alumni Board, Boeing Deputy Executive to Cal Poly Pomona University & Alumni Relations group, Vice President of the Black Alumni & Friends Chapter of the CPP Alumni Association, Boeing advisor to the Mt. San Antonio College STEM Advisory Committee, Member of the Mt. SAC Foundation, Board of Directors Sigma Pi Phi Professional Mens Fraternity, Vice President of the Walnut Valley Education Foundation, President of the Walnut Unified School District Bond Committee, and President of the Diamond Bar High Magnificent 7 Families.

These roles earned him numerous awards and recognitions during his career, most recently, the Cal Poly Pomona 2017 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award, a 2019 CPP College of Engineering Hall of Fame Induction, and the 2023 recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Science.