Gretchen W. Mcclain

Gretchen most recently served as Chief Executive Officer for Xylem, Inc. She was the founding Chief Executive Officer of Xylem which was formed from the spinoff of the global water businesses of ITT Corporation in October 2011. She joined ITT in September 2005 as President of its Residential and Commercial Water business, and was named in March 2007 President of ITT Fluid Technology. In December 2008, she was promoted to Senior Vice President and President of ITT Fluid and Motion Control.

Prior to joining ITT, Gretchen held leadership positions within Honeywell Aerospace, including Vice President and General Manager of the Business, General Aviation, and Helicopter Electronics Division, and Vice President for Engineering, Technology and Program Management for Honeywell Aerospace's Engines, Systems and Services Division. She spent nine years with NASA prior to joining Honeywell where she aided in the development and launch of the International Space Station Program.

Gretchen is a graduate of the University of Utah, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.