Lawrence J. Delaney was educated at Clarkson University, receiving a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1957 and a Master's Degree in chemical engineering in 1958. He then studied at the University of Pennsylvania and received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1961. Upon leaving government service in 2001, Delaney became president and CEO of Arete Associates in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. In 2003, he joined L-3 Communications / Titan Corp., becoming its president and CEO.