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HONOREE
PHILIP P. JAURIGUE
Philip Jaurigue, Chairman and CEO of Sabre Systems, Inc., began his career in private industry supporting Navy shipbuilding and aircraft programs. In 1989, he founded Sabre Systems, Inc., and has served as its Chairman since its inception. As CEO, Mr. Jaurigue provides strategic business leadership to drive the direction, stability and growth of Sabre. Under his guidance and leadership, Sabre has grown into a highly successful technology and engineering services company.
Mr. Jaurigue is a board member for several organizations, including The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), The Committee of Seventy, The Free Library of Philadelphia, The Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), Liguori Academy, Neumann University, The Fox School of Business, The Kaitlin Murphy Foundation and, previously, the Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia. He is also the current chair of the Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART) organization, which supports research and development as well as technology-based opportunities in the Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania region.
He previously served as president of the Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Philadelphia and the Philadelphia 100 Alumni Association. Mr. Jaurigue is a frequently scheduled speaker at Philadelphia-area universities and is also a regular co-host on the Executive Leaders Radio program in both Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.
Under Mr. Jaurigue’s leadership, Sabre was recognized by The Wharton School and The Philadelphia Business Journal for its sustained history of growth and was inducted into the Philadelphia 100® Hall of Fame as its inaugural member. His commitment
to exhibiting the entrepreneurial spirit earned him the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Award for IT Solutions. In recognition of his leadership role in the Delaware Valley, the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League invited Mr. Jaurigue to its ownership group.
Mr. Jaurigue is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and earned a Master of Business Administration from Temple University.
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