About UChicago Argonne, LLC
Board of Governors
S. Robert Cochran
- Member, UChicago Argonne, LLC Board of Governors for Argonne National Laboratory
- President of BWXT Services, Inc.
Robert Cochran is President of BWXT Services, Inc. (BWXS), which provides services for management and operation of complex high-consequence nuclear facilities, nuclear material processing and manufacturing, facility-designed construction, nuclear safeguards and security, environmental cleanup/remediation and nuclear facility deactivation to support the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and other federal and commercial clients.
As President of BWXS, he has operational and management responsibility for more than 8,000 employees located at more than 15 manufacturing and research centers supported by an annual operating budget exceeding $1.8 billion. These nuclear facilities include four national laboratories, three National Nuclear Security Administration operations and three nuclear decommissioning projects. Cochran serves as the chairman of the BWXT Y-12 and Pantex LLC Board of Directors. He also serves as managing director on the Washington Group Savannah River Company, Battelle Energy Alliance (Idaho National Laboratory), Los Alamos National Security, LLC, (Los Alamos National Laboratory), UChicago Argonne, LLC (Argonne National Laboratory), and DynMcDermott, Inc. (Strategic Petroleum Reserve). Cochran also has responsibility for the BWXS nuclear laboratory facilities located in Lynchburg, Virginia, these are currently engaged in the research and development of technologies associated with low enriched medical isotope production, non-destructive material inspection for commercial nuclear operations, and spent nuclear fuel processing analysis.
Cochran also served as Senior Vice President for Tyco Infrastructure. He led the company in its development and delivery of services, resulting in penetration into new markets and service areas valued at more than $1 billion. He spearheaded operational and development initiatives in energy, homeland defense, and integrated asset management markets. He also integrated the Tyco delivery platform for security and engineering/construction products and services. While at Tyco, he served on the managing boards of the Washington Closure Company LLC, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Response Program, and the Washington/Earth Tech Oak Ridge Low Level Landfill, LLC.
As President of Kaiser Group International, Cochran oversaw operational responsibility for the North American engineering and construction business units. He was a key member of the management team that restructured Kaiser Group International into five operating lines of business with gross revenues in excess of $800 million annually. He also served as Managing Director of Kaiser-Hill, LLC (Rocky Flats Closure Project); Space Gateway, LLC (Joint Base Operations Kennedy/Canaveral/Patrick); and the $3 billion Boston Harbor cleanup, Gramercy Alumina Plant reconstruction, and construction of the Motorola MOS 12 micro-chip manufacturing facility.
During his professional career, Cochran has authored 10 technical publications related to the cleanup and remediation of hazardous waste facilities and operations. He received an executive/mini M.B.A. from the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business and a B.S. from James Madison University.
