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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based President operating in the Transportation space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jeffrey Manber
President International & Space Stations of Voyager Space Holdings
Jeffrey Manber is founder of XO Markets and President Internationaland Space Stations at Voyager Space Holdings.
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About Voyager Space Holdings, XO Markets: Voyager Space Holding is an aviation and aerospace company that specializes in the space exploration industry.
Eric Stallmer
Executive Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy of Voyager Space Holdings
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About Voyager Space Holdings: Voyager Space Holding is an aviation and aerospace company that specializes in the space exploration industry.
Enes Yildirim
Vice President Of Technology of Qatar Airways
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About Qatar Airways: Qatar Airways, the national airline of Qatar, operates a fleet of first class, business class, and economy class flights worldwide.
Chuck Stevens
Executive Vice President and CFO of General Motors
Chuck Stevens was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Motors effective Jan. 15, 2014. Stevens is responsible for leading the company’s financial and accounting operations on a global basis. Stevens was previously CFO of GM North America since January 2010. He led GM’s financial operations for U.S. Sales, Service and Marketing, GM Canada, GM de Mexico, North America Manufacturing, Customer Care and Aftersales, and OnStar. He was also interim CFO of GM South America from December 2011 to January 2013.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Tony Cervone
Senior Vice President, Global Communications of General Motors
Tony Cervone was named senior vice president, Global Communications, in May 2014. As GM’s top communications executive, he is responsible for the company’s overall global communications strategy. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and a senior advisor to CEO Mary Barra. Prior to his current position, Cervone served since 2011 as executive vice president of Group Communications for Volkswagen Group of America in Herndon, Va., where he revamped the company’s communications activities for its VW and Audi brands. From 2009 to 2011, Cervone was senior vice president and chief communications officer for United Airlines in Chicago, where he helped manage the company’s eventual merger with Continental Airlines. From 1999 to 2009, Cervone worked at GM in several senior communications positions of increasing responsibility. From 1999 to 2000, Cervone was executive director of Corporate Communications, responsible for media relations, issues management and labor and employee communications. From 2001 to 2003, he served as executive director of Executive and Financial Communications; from 2003 to 2006, vice president of GM Europe Communications; from 2006 to 2007, vice president of GM North America Communications; and from 2007 to 2009, vice president of Global Communications Strategy and Operations. In 2000, Cervone served for a short period as vice president of Chrysler Group Communications for DaimlerChrysler AG in Auburn Hills, Mich. From 1985 to 1999, Cervone worked at Chrysler Corp. – which became DaimlerChrysler AG – in virtually every aspect of auto industry communications, from product and technology to supplier and crisis communications. He managed pre- and post-merger communications related to the merger of Chrysler and Daimler-Benz. Cervone has a bachelor’s degree in Fine and Applied Arts from Central Michigan University where he majored in Journalism, with Business Administration and Advertising minors. He completed the General Motors Senior Executive Program in 2003. Cervone is a member of the Arthur Page Society, the Public Relations Society of America and The Seminar. He is a board member of Detroit Public Television (DPTV), The LaGrant Foundation and serves on the Advisory Council for the Department of Communication at the College of Charleston. He is a former trustee of The Institute for Public Relations, and former board member of the Automotive Press Association and the Ad Council. Cervone was also named one of the 2014 Automotive News All-Stars.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Michael McLary
Vice President, Strategy of United Parcel Service
As Vice President for Corporate Strategy at UPS, Michael balances global resources and sets the strategic direction for the corporation based on current and future market trends. Working with senior leadership, he establishes business targets to help achieve long term financial results. Michael obtained a global perspective while working in Singapore. For several years, he created roadmaps to drive sustainable growth for a variety of customer segments as a Marketing Director in the Asia Pacific region. Executing operating plans across 43 countries from India to New Zealand, he managed revenue and brand management, competitive analysis and communications.
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About United Parcel Service: UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
Nando Cesarone
President USA of United Parcel Service
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About United Parcel Service: UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
Tom Pizzuti
Vice President, HR Planning of United Parcel Service
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About United Parcel Service: UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
Joe Jacobsen
Vice President of United Parcel Service
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About United Parcel Service, United Parcel Service, United Parcel Service: UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
David Young
Senior Vice President USA of Victor
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About Victor: Victor is a London, UK-based private jet charter marketplace.
Frederiek Toney
Vice President and President, Global Ford Customer Service Division of Ford Motor
Mr. Frederiek Toney serves as Vice President of Ford Motor Co., and serves as President of its Global Ford Customer Service Division. Mr. Toney served as Vice President of Ford Customer Service Division at Ford Motor Co., since September 1, 2009 and served as its Corporate Officer. Mr. Toney joined Ford in 2000 after a career at Caterpillar and Honda. He served as Director, North American logistics, FCSD; director, North American operations, Material Planning and Logistics; and Director, global parts supply and logistics, FCSD. He served as Executive Director, Material Planning and Logistics since November 2005.
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Ken Washington
Vice President, Research & Advanced Engineering & CTO of Ford Motor
Dr. Ken Washington is Vice President of Research and Advanced Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor Company, effective June 1, 2017. In this role, Washington will continue to lead Ford’s worldwide research organization, overseeing the development and implementation of the company’s technology strategy and plans, and playing a key role in the company’s expansion into emerging mobility opportunities. He reports to Jim Farley, president, New Businesses, Technology & Strategy, Ford Motor Company. Prior to joining Ford, he was vice president of the Advanced Technology Center at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. In this role, Washington was responsible for leading a team of scientists and engineers in performing research and development in space science and related R&D. Previously, he served as Lockheed Martin Corporation’s first chief privacy officer, a role in which he built the company’s privacy program, set the privacy strategy direction and established a team of privacy professionals to execute the strategy. Washington also previously served as the vice president and chief technology officer for the Lockheed Martin internal IT organization, where he was responsible for shaping the future of the corporation’s information technology enterprise. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin in February 2007, Washington served as chief information officer for Sandia National Laboratories, where he also previously served in a variety of technical, management, and program leadership positions. He has a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a fellow of the MIT Seminar XXI program on International Relations.
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Samyak Pandya
Vice President, Business Operations and Finance of Ridecell
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About Ridecell: Ridecell provides car-sharing, ride-sharing, short-term leases, and autonomous vehicle fleet services for car rental companies.
Siheun Song
Co-Founder & President of Rally
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About Rally: Rally is Mass Mobility as a Service: technology and model innovations for the business of buses.
Chad Peterson
Vice-President for Strategy, Mergers, and Acquisitions of The Heritage Group
Chad Peterson joined VPC in 2011 and is a Vice President. He is primarily responsible for sourcing, analyzing, executing and management of direct private debt and equity investments in lower middle market companies in the Restaurant, Gaming, Lodging and Leisure sectors. Mr. Peterson also actively works on value creation initiatives and strategic alternatives for VPC’s investments. Mr. Peterson serves as a member the Board of Directors of VPC portfolio company VPC Pizza Operating Corp. (Giordano’s). Previously, Mr. Peterson worked at Qorval LLC, a turnaround advisory and interim-management firm focusing on financial and operational improvements for middle-market companies. He also worked in the Special Situations Group at American Capital and held various financial advisory positions at Bridge Associates and Deloitte Consulting. Mr. Peterson received a B.S. in finance and decision sciences from Miami University of Ohio and an M.B.A. with Honors from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is an active committee member of the Champions for Children’s charity event, benefitting the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Mr. Peterson speaks on issues related to distressed investing and has been a guest lecturer and panelist at the University of Chicago’s Booth Global School of Business and at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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About The Heritage Group: Privately owned large conglomerate in energy, refining, chemicals, construction, environmental and recycling sectors seeking opportunities
Jim Cantrell
CEO & President of Phantom Space
Co Founder of Vector Space building launch and orbital platforms to enable non expert users to develop space apps using our reliable space transportation system and orbital platforms. Founder of StratSpace, a 50 person consulting firm headquartered in Tucson Arizona specializing in helping venture capital firms make profitable investments in the technology sectors and corporations grow and transition into successful acquisition targets. On founding team of SpaceX with internet pioneer Elon Musk developing technical concepts, markets and standing up the company including developing the overall corporate and product development strategy. Co-Founder of Phantom Space Corporation offering satellites, in space propulsion and launch vehicle technologies. Founder of Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering who develops products for vintage and modern race cars, restores vintage race cars and Italian exotics, provides engineering services to race teams and leads our own endurance race team which holds many awards and track records.
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About Phantom Space, Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering: Phantom Space focuses on space transportation technology including satellites, propulsion, and launch vehicles.
Jamie Bonini
Vice President, TSSC of Toyota Motor
James “Jamie” Bonini is vice president of TSSC at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), located near Cincinnati in Erlanger, Kentucky. TEMA supports Toyota’s engineering and manufacturing operations in North America. TSSC is a not-for-profit corporation affiliated with TEMA which shares Toyota Production System (TPS) know-how with North American organizations that have a true desire to learn and adopt TPS; as a way to strengthen their production system. Bonini began his career with Toyota in 2002, as assistant general manager for TSSC, responsible for planning and leading shop floor improvement activities. He later joined Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky’s powertrain group as assistant general manager responsible for V6 and four cylinder engines as well as axle production, quality and safety.
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About Toyota Motor: Toyota is an automotive company that manufactures and markets vehicles to over 170 countries and regions.
Kristin Robertson
Vice President & General Manager, Autonomous Systems Division of The Boeing Company
Kristin Robertson is vice president and general manager of Autonomous Systems, a division within Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) that focuses on autonomous technologies, intelligence capabilities and networking solutions from seabed to space. Robertson joined the company in 1994, and has held various leadership positions to include vice president of Tiltrotor programs and Bell Boeing V-22 program director, and most recently as vice president of Engineering and chief engineer for BDS Strike, Surveillance and Mobility. Prior to Boeing, Robertson was employed by the U.S. Navy as a civilian electronics engineer at the Naval Aviation Depot in San Diego, Calif. She received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of California in San Diego and her master’s degree in international business from Saint Louis University. Robertson serves on the board of directors for Saint Louis University and the St. Louis Area Foodbank. She is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society and the Society of Women Engineers.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Marc Allen
Senior Vice President of The Boeing Company
Marc Allen is senior vice president of The Boeing Company and president of Boeing International. He is a member of Boeing’s Executive Council. As president of Boeing International, Allen, 42, is responsible for the company’s international strategy and operations, and oversees 17 regional corporate headquarters in key markets around the world. Reporting to the chairman and CEO, Allen leads development of the company’s growth and productivity initiatives outside the U.S. and new business and industrial partnerships. His responsibilities also include overseeing international affairs, enhancing local presence and providing global functional support. Allen was appointed to the role in 2015. Previously, Allen served as president of Boeing Capital Corporation, a wholly owned Boeing subsidiary that arranges, structures and provides financing for Boeing’s commercial airplane, space and defense products. Prior to Boeing Capital, Allen served as vice president, of Boeing International and president of Boeing China, responsible for leading the company’s business in China from its Beijing headquarters. Leading Boeing China, Allen oversaw the company’s largest market outside the U.S. as its annual delivery pace doubled. Before that, Allen served as Boeing’s vice president for Global Law Affairs and general counsel to Boeing International, leading the company’s international legal practice group from its inception, with responsibilities for Boeing’s international operations’ legal issues, cross-border trade regulation matters, and international legal policy matters including the U.S.-EC WTO dispute on aircraft subsidies. Prior to joining Boeing, Allen practiced law with the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Kellogg Huber, litigating complex commercial cases for domestic and international clients. Previous government service includes an appointment as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s law clerk. A Southern California native, Allen received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, majoring in political science with a certificate in economics, and received his law degree from Yale Law School. Allen is married and has four children.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Tim Noonan
Vice President, Training Systems and Government Services of The Boeing Company
Tim leads BDS Ventures, which creates new businesses for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) either through developing new products and services or disrupting markets with game-changing technologies and business models. Current technologies and markets include carbon capture; hydrokinetic power generation; renewables integration; microgrids; and timing and location services. Noonan served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. A St. Louis native, Noonan is married and has five children. He has raised awareness and money for wounded warriors through activities such as competing in Ironman triathlon and starting a non-profit corporation. He is a founding board member of Friends of Soldiers Memorial in St. Louis and serves as a board member of The Mission Continues, the most socially innovative organization in the country serving and challenging this generation of veterans. Tim earned a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Walt Odisho
Vice President/General Manager 737 MAX Program and Renton, WA Site Leader of The Boeing Company
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About The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Fernando Hernandez
Vice President Indirect Supply Chain of The Boeing Company
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
James Zrust
Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer of The Boeing Company
Jim Zrust is vice president, Finance and chief financial officer for Defense, Space & Security (BDS), a $31 billion business unit specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. He leads a global organization responsible for all BDS financial activities. With more than 30 years in the field, Zrust has considerable expertise working all aspects of federal and state tax issues in the United States as well as those related to major international transactions. Under his leadership, Boeing was granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court on a major issue involving the calculation of export benefits. He also led Boeing’s efforts to find a suitable legislative replacement for the extraterritorial income regime that was found to be out of compliance with WTO rules. Zrust has testified on various tax matters before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. He has also participated on numerous panels focused on a number of federal and international tax topics. Zrust joined Boeing in 2000 to lead the company’s worldwide tax group. He previously worked at Honeywell, Inc. in Minneapolis for 15 years in a series of progressively responsible positions, the last of which was vice president – Tax. Prior to joining Honeywell, Zrust spent time at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Zrust holds a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn., and a Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minn. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
David Calhoun
President and CEO of The Boeing Company
David Calhoun is an American businessman, author, philanthropist, and the president and CEO of The Boeing Company. David had served on Boeing’s board of directors since 2011 and now leads the aerospace company’s strategic direction. Previous to leading Boeing, Dave was senior managing director and head of portfolio operations at The Blackstone Group. He began there in January 2014, after leading Nielsen Holdings as Chief Executive Officer since 2006. During this time, Dave oversaw Nielsen’s transformation from a privately held company into a publicly traded corporation. He continued to serve on Nielsen’s board of directors as the Executive Chairman from January 2014 to January 2016. In this role, he remained engaged in the company and provided counsel to Nielsen’s executives. Dave began his career at The General Electric Company. Before leaving GE for Nielsen, David served as vice chairman of The General Electric Company and chief executive officer of GE Infrastructure, GE’s largest business unit. During his 26-year tenure at General Electric, Calhoun led several business units, including GE Lighting, GE Employers Reinsurance Corp., GE Aircraft Engines, and GE Transportation. He held various roles across the company earlier in his career, which ranged from finance to marketing. In these roles, Dave gained a great deal of experience in business strategy and operations. David serves on the board of directors at Caterpillar, Inc. and Neurofocus, Inc. He is also a member of The Business Roundtable — a group of CEOs and business leaders dedicated to broadening opportunities for Americans that work in the U.S. economy. Dave earned his BS in accounting at Virginia Tech and now serves on their Pamplin Advisory Council. He supports Virginia Tech through philanthropic initiatives that help provide resources to underprivileged students. He is the co-author of the book, How Companies Win. In the book, he and Rick Kash of the Cambridge Group discuss the changing business landscape and how companies can maintain success while navigating the economy’s continuous digital transformation.
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Scott Drach
Vice President, Human Resources of The Boeing Company
Scott Drach was named vice president of Human Resources for Defense, Space & Security (BDS) in April 2013. In this role, he is responsible for successful execution of human resources initiatives to drive business performance and to create and sustain a premier work environment for employees. He also provides direction on employee and organizational policies, strategies, and processes throughout the BDS enterprise. BDS is one of the world’s largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Defense, Space & Security is a $30 billion business with about 50,000 employees worldwide. Drach’s previous role was vice president of Human Resources for Boeing Corporate and Shared Services Group. In this role, he was responsible for leading his team in partnering with the business to guide human resources strategies and deploy processes to Shared Services Group and seven Boeing Corporate functions – Boeing Capital Corporation, Communications, Finance, Government Operations, Human Resources & Administration, Law, and the Office of Internal Governance. He previously led the function that provides human resources services for Boeing International employees in more than 65 countries around the world. He also has worked with organizations across the company to improve the global delivery of support to employees and Boeing entities operating outside the United States. Before joining Boeing International, Drach was the director of Human Resources for Connexion by Boeing® and Boeing Canada Technology. Drach also has held human resources leadership roles with Boeing-Corinth, Boeing-Irving, and Boeing Service Company in Texas. Earlier in his career, he was involved in security and human resources efforts for various divisions of the former Rockwell International, after joining the company as a college intern at its Aircraft Modification Center in Shreveport, La. Drach is a graduate of Louisiana State University and has a master’s degree in industrial relations from Louisiana Tech University. He is certified by the Human Resources Certification Institute as a global professional in human resources and a senior professional in human resources. Drach served six years in the Louisiana Army National Guard. He is a member of Rotary International and the Society for Human Resources Management, and the Boeing representative for the Aerospace Industries Association Workforce Council. Drach also serves on the Chicago-Cook County Workforce Investment Board.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Chris Johnson
President of Boeing Satellite Systems International of The Boeing Company
Chris Johnson is President of Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (BBSI), the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial communications satellites. BBSI is a Boeing subsidiary that oversees the strategy, integration and execution of Boeing’s commercial satellite business. In this role, Johnson is responsible for general management of all Boeing commercial satellites, ground systems and services contracts.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Sheila Remes
Vice President Environmental Sustainability of The Boeing Company
Sheila Remes is a Vice President of Environmental Sustainability for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Craig Cooning
President, Network and Space Systems of The Boeing Company
Craig R. Cooning is president of Network and Space Systems (N&SS) for The Boeing Company, the world’s largest aerospace company. Appointed to this position in July 2014, Cooning leads approximately 10,000 employees across 38 states and 5 countries. N&SS is comprised of six business areas providing global customers with space exploration, cybersecurity, missile defense, and satellite communications solutions. Signature N&SS programs include the International Space Station, Space Launch System, Ground-based Midcourse Defense, Global Positioning System and Wideband Global SATCOM satellite systems, Intelsat, Inmarsat and more. Previously, Cooning served as vice president and general manager of Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems, and chief executive officer of Boeing Satellite Systems International. Located in El Segundo, Calif., Boeing operates the world’s largest satellite factory, which is the company’s center for all government and commercial satellite systems. As a market leader, Boeing offers end-to-end intelligence services and has competency in large-scale systems integration; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; and navigation and communications satellites. Prior to joining Boeing in September 2005, Cooning, a retired Major General from the United States Air Force, was director of Space Acquisition in the Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force. He provided acquisition support to the under secretary and program management direction to field organizations for the development and procurement of Air Force surveillance, communications, navigation and weather satellites; space launch systems; information warfare capabilities; ground-based strategic radars; communications and command centers; and sustainment for the nation’s land-based strategic nuclear missile systems. Cooning was commissioned in 1973 through the ROTC program at Auburn University. He served in a broad range of acquisition and logistics positions and as program executive officer for all Air Force space programs, twice as a major weapon system program director, as a commander, and a warranted contracting officer. Cooning earned both the space and master acquisition badges. In October 2010, Cooning was appointed a Member of the Corporation of Draper Laboratory, a non-profit research and development laboratory that focuses on advanced technological solutions to security, space exploration, healthcare and energy problems in the United States. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif. Cooning earned his bachelor’s degree in aviation management from the School of Engineering at Auburn University in Alabama and his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama.
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Theodore Colbert
President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Global Services of The Boeing Company
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Tom Bell
Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing Defense, Space & Security of The Boeing Company
Tom Bell is senior vice president of Global Sales & Marketing for Defense, Space & Security (BDS). This 53,000-employee business is a broad-spectrum security provider for U.S. and international customers worldwide. Within BDS, Bell reports to the CEO and leads the global BDS team focused on positioning the company to serve customers’ needs by gaining unparalleled customer understanding. Around the world, his organization listens intently, advocates customer views, helps develop and resource customer solutions and drives all BDS business capture efforts. Earlier in his Boeing career Bell was vice president of Strategy and Business Capture for BDS, with responsibility for both strategy development and capturing new business opportunities for Boeing’s defense business. Prior to that role he had assignments as vice president of Business Development for Boeing Military Aircraft and vice president of Business Development for Global Services & Support. Since originally joining Boeing in 1988 Bell also served in Contracts and Pricing; Industrial Participation; and International Business Development, including assignments in Finland and in the United Kingdom, where he served as president of Operations for Boeing Aerospace UK, Ltd. Prior to rejoining Boeing in June 2015, Bell was the president of Rolls-Royce Defense with overall responsibility for Rolls-Royce’s global defense aerospace business. Bell began his aerospace career with Lockheed Martin in New Orleans, La. in Manned Space Flight. He was a member of the Boeing Executive Development Program in 1999.
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Maureen Cragin
Vice President, Communications of The Boeing Company
Maureen Cragin is vice president of Communications for Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Based in St. Louis, Cragin is responsible for leading all communications strategy and planning for the business. Prior to her current position, Cragin led communications for Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s Network & Space Systems business from December 2007 to October 2009. She was previously vice president of Communications for Boeing’s Washington, D.C. Operations office. Before joining Boeing in 2002, Cragin was appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), beginning in 2001. While serving at the DVA, Cragin directed policies governing the department’s public and internal communications programs, as well as intergovernmental and consumer affairs activities. Prior to her presidential appointment, Cragin was director of Congressional Relations for Raytheon, in which capacity she oversaw advocacy efforts for Raytheon’s U.S. Navy and Marine Corps programs. From 1995 to 2001, she was director of Communications for the Committee on Armed Services in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the committee’s principal spokesperson, developing communication strategies for advancing committee goals, such as the passage of the annual defense authorization bill. Previously, Cragin provided consulting services to the U.S. Department of Energy and served as public affairs adviser and spokesperson for the Women’s Bureau and Glass Ceiling Commission at the U.S. Department of Labor. She also served as director of volunteer administration at the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston. Cragin holds a bachelor’s degree from the United States Naval Academy. She served seven years on active duty and continued serving as a public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve until her retirement at the rank of captain in 2009. Cragin is a member of the Reserve Officers Association, the Association of the United States Navy, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. She also serves as chairman of the board of directors of the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore.
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Jack House
Vice President, Supplier Management of The Boeing Company
Jack House is vice president of Supplier Management for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), based in St. Louis. In this role, he leads an organization of about 2,500 employees that manages the annual purchase of $15 billion in products and services. He is responsible for all procurement matters, including policymaking, subcontract oversight and process improvement. The organization focuses on improving supplier performance and relationships, while providing the best value for customers and a competitive advantage for Boeing. In September 2012, House was appointed the enterprise program manager for “Partnering for Success,” a company-wide, long-term effort to engage supplier partners to sustain a competitive advantage in the cost, quality and reliability of Boeing products and services. The effort aims at working aggressively to improve first-time quality and reduce costs. Since its inception, PFS efforts have garnered several billions of dollars in cost savings, which have allowed Boeing and the supply chain to provide “more for less” to its commercial and government customers around the globe. Previously, House served as vice president of Procurement Contracting & Risk Management. In this position, he worked with programs to oversee BDS procurement strategies and pricing policy for proper risk management on all supplier transactions. He was responsible for ensuring subcontracting policy compliance, as well as review of contractual pricing, terms and conditions and all other supplier agreements. In his career with Boeing, House has also served as general manager of Supplier Management & Procurement for the St. Louis site and Global Strike Systems for Integrated Defense Systems, director of Finance for the KC-767 Tanker program, as well as director of Supplier Management & Procurement for Military Aerospace Support and Production Aircraft Programs in St. Louis. He holds a MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. House also is a member of the Chancellor’s Council for the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
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Gena Lovett
Vice President, Operations of The Boeing Company
Gena Lovett is the vice president of Operations for Defense, Space & Security. Her primary responsibilities include production of all fixed-wing tactical aircraft, tankers, transport aircraft, rotorcraft, satellites and weapon systems. In this role, she integrates work across the core Operations and Integrated Quality functions and coordinates with other functions, including Engineering and Environment, Health and Safety. Lovett serves as deputy leader of the Boeing Operations Leadership Team (BOLT). The BOLT is responsible for encouraging the use of common metrics, systems and processes, as well as the replication of best practices throughout Boeing. She has more than 20 years of leadership experience in manufacturing and operations. Before joining Boeing, Lovett was chief diversity officer for Alcoa, where she was responsible for cultivating a work environment that encouraged and supported diversity and inclusion at all levels of the organization. Under her leadership, Alcoa won the 2013 Catalyst Award and the Human Rights Campaign’s 2014 Corporate Equality Award. Prior to this, as Alcoa’s director of manufacturing Lovett led the successful turnaround of a historically underperforming operation. Under her direction safety improved almost 80 percent, on-time delivery rose 50 percent, productivity grew 45 percent and employee engagement increased 24 percent. Lovett spent the previous 15 years in progressively demanding manufacturing roles with Ford Motor Co. in Cleveland; Dearborn, Mich.; Chicago; Atlanta; and Allen Park, Mich. Her last assignment at Ford was plant manager of Prototype Operations. She has a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Ohio State University and a master’s in international business from Baker College’s Center for Graduate Studies.
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Tony Parasida
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration of The Boeing Company
Tony Parasida is a Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration at The Boeing Company.
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Nancy Bailey
Vice President, Product Systems Boeing IT of The Boeing Company
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Luc Bondar
Vice President – Loyalty of United Airlines
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About United Airlines: United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 5,000 flights each day to more than 370 destinations throughout the world.
Michael Quiello
Vice President – Corporate Safety of United Airlines
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Linda Jojo
Executive Vice President, Technology & Chief Digital Officer of United Airlines
Linda Jojo joined Rogers as Executive Vice President, ITS and Chief Information Officer in July, 2011.Linda brings a wealth of experience leading complex IT organizations. Prior to joining Rogers, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Energy Future Holdings Corporation in Dallas, TX. From 2004-2008, Linda was the SVP & CIO at Flowserve, and spent nearly 15 years at General Electric, including CIO, GE Silicones. Linda started her career at Digital Equipment Corporation. She and her teams have received industry recognition, including 21st Centurys Achievement Award in 2003 & 2010, CIO 100 awards for transformation and innovation in 2007, 2008 & 2010, and has been named to the InformationWeek 500 several times.Linda holds a bachelors degree in computer science and a masters degree in industrial engineering, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY.
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About United Airlines: United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 5,000 flights each day to more than 370 destinations throughout the world.
Lily Shen
President & CEO of Transfix
Lily Shen is an entrepreneur and has worked for companies with the likes of Bloomspot, Wealthfront and eBay inc.
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About Transfix: Transfix is a freight marketplace connecting shippers to a national network of reliable carriers.
Joshua Lowton
Vice President Sales of Surf Air
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About Surf Air: Surf Air is a membership airline that offers first-class travel on executive aircraft.
Euwyn Poon
President & Co-Founder of Spin
Euwyn Poon is a Singapore-born entrepreneur, lawyer, and engineer. He founded Spin, the micro-mobility company based in San Francisco that was acquired by Ford in 2018, and is the founding partner of the venture capital firm Moso Capital. Euwyn graduated from Cornell University in 2004 at the age of 18 with a degree in Computer Science and Cornell Law School in 2007. After earning a J.D. from Cornell Law School, he practiced M&A and securities law at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett from 2007 to 2009, then was funded by Y Combinator.
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About Moso Capital, Spin: Spin is a stationless electric scooter company that provides dockless mobility systems.
Ted Bronstein
Vice President of Partnerships of Spin
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Girish Nadkarni
President of Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures
Girish Nadkarni is a Managing Director and Head of ABB Technology Ventures (ATV). Nadkarni has been at ABB since 2003, during which time he has been responsible for ABB’s global cost migration program and head of the global automotive business for the Robotics Division. In October 2009, he started ABB Technology Ventures, ABB’s corporate venture fund. Nadkarni began his career as an attorney on Wall Street focusing on international banking and M&A. His business career spans Prudential where he was responsible for creating the Pru-Shelf financing facility which currently has 600 customers with a portfolio value of $47 billion, GE Capital and GE where he worked for Jack Welch on strategy and business development, and United Healthcare as head of operations. He also founded and led vSimplify, a VC-backed startup delivering B2B Integration and Implementation services. Nadkarni holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Bombay where he was a gold medalist, a LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law where he was a DuPont Fellow, and an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar.
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About OGCI Climate Investments, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures: TotalEnergies Ventures is TotalEnergies’ venture capital arm focusing on climatech start-ups.
Cheng Lu
President & CEO of TuSimple
Cheng Lu is the President and Chief Executive Officer of TuSimple. He has over 13 years of experience in strategy and corporate finance in the U.S. and Asia. Prior to TuSimple, Cheng Lu co-founded and was a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of KCA Capital Partners, a Pan-Asian growth equity investment fund. Prior, Cheng Lu was with HOPU Investments and CITIC Capital based in Beijing and Cerberus Capital Management in New York focused on private equity and special situation investments. He started his career in the investment banking division of Citigroup in New York.
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About TuSimple: TuSimple is a self-driving truck company developing technology that allows them to drive from depot-to-depot without human intervention.
Randy Reibel
Vice President LIDAR of Aurora
Randy Reibel is the Vice President LIDAR of Aurora.
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About Aurora: Aurora is a self-driving vehicle company providing a platform that brings software and data services to operate passenger vehicles.
Jinnah Hosein
Vice President of Software Engineering of Aurora
Jinnah Hosein leads his own software engineering team in a VP role. Bringing on Hosein is a huge move for Aurora, which will now have some additional senior leadership taken to help direct and organize its growing engineering team, according to Aurora co-founder Chris Urmson . Hosein’s background includes his time as VP of Software Engineering at SpaceX, where he spent the past four years and oversaw projects including the recent successful Falcon Heavy launch. Before that, he was Director of Software Engineering at Google working on Google Cloud, site reliability and other software projects.
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About Aurora: Aurora is a self-driving vehicle company providing a platform that brings software and data services to operate passenger vehicles.
Eric Allen
CEO & President of LISNR
Eric Allen President former CTO (Japanese conglomerate), CEO (2 Exits);former Gracenote GM running $250M business unit in audio fingerprinting.
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About LISNR, LISNR: LISNR enables secure and seamless data transmission using the most advanced ultrasonic data technology
Bill Tiffany
Vice President Supply Chain Management of Southwest Airlines
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Tammy Romo
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southwest Airlines
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James A. Ruppel
Vice President Customer Relations and Rapid Rewards of Southwest Airlines
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Alfred “Jack” Smith
Senior Vice President Operations of Southwest Airlines
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Katherine Findlay
Vice President Internal Audit of Southwest Airlines
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Mike Hafner
Vice President Customer Services of Southwest Airlines
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Robert E. Jordan
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Southwest Airlines
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Alan Kasher
Vice President Flight Operations of Southwest Airlines
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Justin Jones
Vice President Operational Strategies and Performance of Southwest Airlines
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Mike Ryan
Vice President Labor Relations of Southwest Airlines
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Matt Buckley
Vice President Cargo and Charters of Southwest Airlines
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Jason Van Eaton
Vice President Governmental Affairs of Southwest Airlines
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Matt Hafner
Vice President Network Operations Control of Southwest Airlines
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Landon Nitschke
Vice President Maintenance Operations of Southwest Airlines
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Bob Montgomery
Vice President Airport Affairs of Southwest Airlines
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Craig Drew
Senior Vice President Air Operations of Southwest Airlines
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Trevor Stedke
Vice President Technical Services of Southwest Airlines
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Gary Kelly
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines
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Michael G. Van De Ven
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Southwest Airlines
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Kay Weatherford
Vice President Revenue Management and Pricing of Southwest Airlines
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Elizabeth Bryant
Vice President Southwest Airlines University of Southwest Airlines
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Andrew Watterson
Senior Vice President Network and Revenue of Southwest Airlines
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Chris Wahlenmaier
Vice President Customer Support & Services of Southwest Airlines
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Mike Delehant
Vice President Corporate Strategy of Southwest Airlines
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Leah Koontz
Vice President Controller of Southwest Airlines
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Mark R. Shaw
Senior Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Southwest Airlines
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Randy Sloan
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Southwest Airlines
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Joe Migis
Vice President, Product Solutions-Technology of Southwest Airlines
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Chris Monroe
Vice President Treasurer of Southwest Airlines
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Paul Cullen
Vice President Corporate Planning and FP&A of Southwest Airlines
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Scott Halfmann
Vice President Safety and Security of Southwest Airlines
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Sonya Lacore
Vice President Cabin Services of Southwest Airlines
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Linda B. Rutherford
Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Southwest Airlines
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Jeff Lamb
Executive Vice President Corporate Services of Southwest Airlines
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Ryan Green
Vice President Marketing of Southwest Airlines
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Tom Nealon
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Innovation of Southwest Airlines
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Tom Nealon
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Innovation of Southwest Airlines
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Steven Goldberg
Vice President Ground Operations of Southwest Airlines
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Julie Weber
Vice President People of Southwest Airlines
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David P. Hess
Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Aerospace of United Technologies
David P. Hess is Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Aerospace, for United Technologies. Hess rejoined UTC in January 2015 following a 35-year career that included serving as president of the corporation’s Hamilton Sundstrand and Pratt & Whitney businesses. Hess was named president of Pratt & Whitney in January 2009, where he was responsible for the company’s global operations in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines for commercial and military aircraft. He joined Pratt & Whitney after four years as president of Hamilton Sundstrand, the United Technologies Corp. business where he began his professional career in 1979. Hess serves as a member of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Board of Governor’s Executive Committee. He also serves on the Board of Hartford HealthCare, the parent company of Hartford Hospital and the second largest health care network provider in Connecticut. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the National World War II Museum, and is on the Board of Directors for The Discovery Center, a nonprofit group founded by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward that works with students from Connecticut’s urban centers and suburban communities on diversity and team-building. In addition he formerly served as Chairman of the International Aero Engines (IAE) Board of Directors and as a member of the Board of Directors for Cytec Industries, Inc., and RTI International Metals, Inc. Hess is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Hamilton College and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was awarded an MIT Sloan Fellowship in 1989 and earned a master’s degree in management in 1990.
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About United Technologies: United Technologies provides a broad range of high-technology products and services for the aerospace.
Akhil Johri
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Technologies
Akhil Johri was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Technologies on January 1, 2015. Akhil returned to United Technologies after serving as Chief Financial Officer for Pall Corporation, a publicly traded leader in filtration, separation and purification solutions. Prior to joining Pall Corporation, Akhil spent 26 years at United Technologies in various executive positions of increasing responsibility. His most recent role was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, which includes Pratt & Whitney and UTC Aerospace Systems. Before that, he led UTC’s Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis groups. Akhil also had senior financial roles at UTC Fire and Security, and Carrier Corporation, including 12 years in the Asia Pacific region. Akhil is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and is a Chartered Accountant.
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About CD&R LLP, United Technologies: United Technologies provides a broad range of high-technology products and services for the aerospace.
Nancy Davis
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of United Technologies
Nancy M. Davis was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in January 2010. She is responsible for providing leadership to UTC’s information technology function, including global IT strategies, systems, infrastructure and supplier management. She previously served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Pratt & Whitney from 2003–2009 and Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Sikorsky from 2002–2003. Davis joined UTC’s Pratt & Whitney division in 1979 and held various positions in IT, including Director of Engineering and Manufacturing Systems, Infrastructure, Architecture & Security Operations and global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation. She led the initial outsourcing of Information Technology operations at Pratt & Whitney in 1999, which is now in place globally across UTC. She received a Bachelor’s degree from Trinity College and holds a Master of Science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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About United Technologies: United Technologies provides a broad range of high-technology products and services for the aerospace.
Elizabeth B. Amato
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of United Technologies
Elizabeth B. Amato was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of United Technologies Corporation in November 2015. Prior to that she was Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Organization with global responsibility for UTC’s Human Resources and Communications functions. Amato joined UTC in 1985 at Pratt & Whitney and has held a variety of leadership positions across the corporation in both aerospace and commercial building systems. Most recently, Amato served as Vice President, Human Resources for UTC Climate, Controls & Security. Amato has also held the most senior human resources executive leadership position at a number of UTC’s business units including Carrier (2010–2011), Pratt & Whitney (2006–2009) and Sikorsky (1997–2006). Amato is a recipient of the YWCA Women Achievers Award and is currently a member of the National Academy of Human Resources CHRO Board Academy as well as the Wake Forest College Board of Visitors. Amato holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Davidson College and a law degree from the University of Connecticut
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About United Technologies: United Technologies provides a broad range of high-technology products and services for the aerospace.
Ruth Yankoupe
Vice President Customer Experience of Getaround
Ruth Yankoupe is Board of Directors at North Beach Citizens.
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About Getaround: Getaround is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace that enables car owners to rent out their cars.
John L. Garrison
President and Chief Executive Officer of Terex
John L. Garrison, Jr. was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Terex Corporation on November 2, 2015. Mr. Garrison is also a member of the Terex Board of Directors. An accomplished and versatile corporate and industrial leader, Mr. Garrison was President and Chief Executive Officer of Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell Helicopter, a major unit of Textron, Inc., from 2009-November 2015. During his tenure at Bell, Mr. Garrison championed the revitalization of Bell’s commercial product line, improved execution of their military programs and modernized the company’s systems, processes and facilities. Before his time at Bell, Mr. Garrison served as President of Textron’s industrial segment, which comprises four businesses: E-Z-GO golf carts, Greenlee, Jacobsen and Kautex. Prior to that he was President of E-Z-GO, where he initiated and led a highly successful turnaround. Mr. Garrison joined Textron in 2002 from Azurix Corporation, a global water company, where he was President, Chairman and CEO. He was previously Vice President and General Manager of Case Corporation’s North American Agricultural Group, and Vice President and General Manager of the Case Agricultural Systems Group. Mr. Garrison is a 1982 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he received a bachelor’s degree in engineering, later earning an MBA degree with distinction from the Harvard Business School. He spent a decade in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger qualified artillery officer and taught in the Department of Social Services at West Point. Mr. Garrison served as the past President and Chairman of American Helicopter Society’s International and Chairman of Vertical Flight Foundation, a board member for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), and as a Cabinet member of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation’s American Patriots Campaign.
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About Terex: Terex Corportion is a set of manufacturing companies focusing on infrastructure support via their handling and lifting equipment.
Kevin Bradley
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Terex
Kevin Bradley was named Senior Vice President in January 2013. Prior Mr. Bradley was President, Terex Cranes, a position to which he was appointed in January 2011. He joined Terex Corporation as President of Terex Financial Services (TFS) in August 2005. Mr. Bradley has more than 20 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining Terex, he was employed by GE Commercial Finance (previously GE Capital) where he worked for almost nine years, culminating in his position as Chief Asset Management Officer for the Vendor Financial Services Business Unit. Prior to this, Mr. Bradley worked at AT&T Capital for nine and a half years in various finance and asset management positions. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Montclair State University, New Jersey.
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About Terex: Terex Corportion is a set of manufacturing companies focusing on infrastructure support via their handling and lifting equipment.
Stacey Babson-Smith
Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of Terex
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About Terex: Terex Corportion is a set of manufacturing companies focusing on infrastructure support via their handling and lifting equipment.
Steven Hattem
Executive Vice President & Managing Director – USA of Dreamlines
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About Dreamlines: Dreamlines is an online travel company that selling cruises.
Gary Spitalnik
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Wheels Up
Gary Spitalnik is the co-founder and executive vice president of Wheels Up. Prior to co-founding Wheels Up, Gary served as the SVP of event marketing and special projects at Marquis Jet/NetJets.
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About Wheels Up: Wheels Up is a membership-based private aviation company that focuses on reducing upfront cost to fly privately.
John Colucci
Executive Vice President- Founding Partner & President Wheels Up Europe of Wheels Up
John Colucci is the president of Wheels Up Europe.
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About Wheels Up: Wheels Up is a membership-based private aviation company that focuses on reducing upfront cost to fly privately.
Paul D. DeAngelo
Co-Founder and President of DBi Services
Paul D. DeAngelo is the Co-founder and President of DBi Services, headquartered in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. DBi Services was founded in 1978 by Paul and his brother Neal and has since grown over the past 35+ years to an international corporation, which exceeds $200 million in revenue annually. Today, DBi Services and its affiliated companies serve clients across the United States and throughout the world from over 60 locations. DBi Services is primarily involved in all types of transportation infrastructure management, operations and maintenance. As President of DBi Services, Paul is responsible for the success of all infrastructure contracts. In addition, Paul provides guidance to DBi Services staff for the management of key accounts. His vision and leadership sets the direction to identify new business prospects and further possibilities for diversification and expansion of the company. Paul served on the Board of Directors for the National Railroad Contractors Association (NRCA) for 10 years, and is a Chairman and past President, as well as a founding member of the Association for the Management and Operations of Transportation Infrastructure Assets (AMOTIA). He is also an active member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), the Florida Department of Transportation Liaison Committee and the Washington DC Task Force on transportation asset management.
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About DBi Services: Founded in 1978, DBi Services is a world leader in transportation infrastructure operations and maintenance.
S. Daniel Johnson
Vice President,President – Information Technology of General Dynamics
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About General Dynamics, United States Army: General Dynamics is a defense industry contractor for shipbuilding, marine, combat and defense systems and, munitions.
Chris Marzilli
Vice President,President – C4 Systems of General Dynamics
Chris Marzilli is EVP at General Dynamics.
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About General Dynamics: General Dynamics is a defense industry contractor for shipbuilding, marine, combat and defense systems and, munitions.
Lisa Catania
Co-Founder and Vice President, Client Operations of OneRail
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About OneRail: OneRail is a fulfillment SaaS platform that offers final mile delivery services for enterprise shippers.
