
Franklin Chang Diaz
Former Board Member, Cummins Inc.
Franklin Chang Díaz is a former member of the board of directors at Cummins Inc. As a board member, he focused on representing and protecting the interests of shareholders and positioning Cummins for the future. Prior to Cummins, Díaz spent 25 years working at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), manning their shuttles and working to build the International Space Station. He also served as the director of the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center, part of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center, for 12 years. Díaz is currently the chairman and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company, a U.S. spaceflight engineering company based in Houston, Texas.