General Lloyd "Fig" Newton
Board Chair
General Lloyd "Fig" Newton
Board of Directors Chair
Retired Air Force General
Current term 2021-2023
Gen. Newton is a retired four-star General with the US Air Force and Executive Vice President, Pratt & Whitney Military Jet Engines. The General is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, F-4, F-15, F-16, C-12 and the F-117 stealth fighter. He was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina, where he graduated from Jasper High School. Gen. Newton is a founding member of Polaris Tech Charter School. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University and a Master’s degree from George Washington University.