Profile

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Overview

Professional record at a glance

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Current roles
22 current organizations shown on this profile
Board positions
22 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
4Roles supported by the sources cited on this profile
Qualifications
Not establishedNo qualification is currently confirmed by the cited sources

Professional narrative

About

Admiral Donald has served as Chairman of the Board of HII since April 2020. He served as Chief Operating Officer and then President and Chief Executive Officer of Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., a technical professional services company from June 2013 to October 2015. He served 37 years in the U.S. Navy, including as Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program from November 2004 to November 2012.

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Current roles

Appointments & responsibilities

Board appointments

Director

Entergy (NYSE: ETR)

Mar 27, 2026 – Present

Independence: Not stated

Source effective: 2026-03-27 · Observed: 2026-05-16T03:56:48.707637+00:00

confirmedView source

Governance

Board appointments, committee responsibilities and disclosed relationships.

Board and advisory record

Board service

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Director

Entergy

2026-03-27 · current

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Chair

Huntington Ingalls Industries

2017-01-01 · current

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Connections

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Entergy

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Director at Entergy

2026-03-27 → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-21

EntergyEntergyHuntington Ingalls…Huntington Ingalls IndustriesKirkland H. Donald

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Experience

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Published record

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Source 1 · Sec FilingETR DEF 14A director slateSupports Board role, Committee assignments.Open sourceSource 2 · Sec FilingHII DEF 14A director slateSupports AI and ML experience, Board role, Committee assignments, Executive company, Executive title, Cybersecurity experience, Technology background.Open sourceSource 3 · Sec FilingHuntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. director board sourceSupports Board membership, Director since, Board independence.Open source

Basis

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Identifiers

Alpha ID
alpha:person:kirkland-h-donald
Record version
public-0

Sources

Sources and published information

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AI and ML experience · Source reportedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Board independence · Source reportedIndependent director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
95%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Board membership · CorroboratedServes on the board of EntergySupported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
95%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
Board membership · CorroboratedServes on the board of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.Supported by 3 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
95%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Chair1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedCommittee assignments: Compensation, Cybersecurity1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedCommittee assignments: Finance, Nuclear and Operations Oversight1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · Source reportedCybersecurity experience reported in filings1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Executive company · Source reportedExecutive at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
85%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: Chairman of the Board1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
85%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Technology background · Source reportedTechnology background reported in filings1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

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  1. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

    Supports: Board role · Committee assignments

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598426000211/etr-20260327.htm

    Sec Filing · Tier not stated · Reviewed May 16, 2026

    Supports: Director at Entergy (NYSE: ETR)

  3. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Board role · Committee assignments · Executive company · Executive title · Cybersecurity experience · Technology background

  4. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158526000014/hii-20260320.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: Chair at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII)

  5. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: Board membership · Director since · Board independence

  6. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598426000211/etr-20260327.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership

  7. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000150158526000014/hii-20260320.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership