President
Cargo Airline Association
Steve Alterman is the President of the Cargo Airline Association, the nationwide trade organization ...(read more)
Reporter
The Washington Post
Lori Aratani writes about transportation issues for The Washington Post. Her beat includes airlines ...(read more)
Director of Staff
U.S. Space Force
Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno is the Director of Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arl...(read more)
President
Raytheon Intelligence and Space
Roy Azevedo is president of Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a business of Raytheon Technologies. He l...(read more)
Former Administrator
Federal Aviation Administration
Currently Randy Babbitt is the Principal Partner of Babbitt & Associates, LLC. This follows his reti...(read more)
Chief Operating Officer
Sierra Space
Jeff Babione is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Sierra Space, having joined the executive team...(read more)
CEO
Rocket Lab
Peter Beck is the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Engineer of Rocket Lab, a leading laun...(read more)
President and CEO
Frontier Airlines
Barry L. Biffle has served as president of Frontier Airlines since July 2014, as chief executive off...(read more)
Former Administrator
Federal Aviation Administration
Marion C. Blakey serves as a non-executive director for several corporations and organizations, havi...(read more)
Former Administrator
NASA
Retired Marine Corps Major General Charles Frank Bolden Jr. was the Administrator of the National Ae...(read more)
Director
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Christopher Browne is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Spac...(read more)
President and CEO
Airports Council International - North America
Kevin M. Burke joined Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) as President and Chief...(read more)
Vice President, Flight Operations & System Chief Pilot
Delta Air Lines
Captain Patrick Burns is Vice President – Flight Operations & System Chief Pilot for Delta Air Lines...(read more)
President
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
In 2017, P. Barry Butler became the sixth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Em...(read more)
President and CEO
The Boeing Company
David Calhoun is president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company, a leading global aeros...(read more)
President and CEO
Airlines for America
Nicholas E. Calio is president and CEO of Airlines for America (A4A), the trade association for the ...(read more)
CEO and Founder
BETA Technologies
Kyle Clark is an aerospace engineer, pilot, and the founder and CEO of BETA Technologies, a Vermont-...(read more)
President and CEO
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Suzanne P. Clark is president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a directo...(read more)
Chief Legal Officer
Reliable Robotics
At Reliable Robotics, Doug leads the legal function and implementation of strategic initiatives to b...(read more)
Former Chairman and President
American Airlines
The Wall Street Journal has called Robert L. Crandall, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer o...(read more)
Director, Aerospace and Satellite
Amazon Web Services
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Clint Crosier is Director of the AWS Aerospace and Satellite business, established ...(read more)
Senior Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain
Raytheon Technologies
Paolo Dal Cin oversees Raytheon Technologies’ Operations & Supply Chain team, including Global Secur...(read more)
Chief Commercial Officer
FlightAware
Matt Davis joined FlightAware in 2016 and currently serves as its Chief Commercial Officer. In this ...(read more)
Vice President and General Manager, Special Programs, Lockheed Martin Space
Lockheed Martin Space
A proven transformational leader with over 30+ years at Lockheed Martin, Maria has held critical pos...(read more)
President and CEO
Atlas Air Worldwide
John W. Dietrich is President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Air Worldwide, a $4 billion publi...(read more)
Chief of Government & External Relations
Axiom Space
Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar directs Axiom’s work with state, federal, and international governments, acti...(read more)
President, Global Energy Institute and
Senior Vice President, Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Martin (Marty) Durbin is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute (GEI). ...(read more)
Former Deputy and Acting Administrator, FAA
President, Elwell & Associates, LLC
Prior to forming Elwell & Associates, Dan Elwell was Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad...(read more)
Executive Director of Programs, Connected Aviation Solutions
Collins Aerospace
Clotilde Enel-Réhel is the Executive Director of Customer Programs for the Connected Aviation Soluti...(read more)
Co-Founder and CEO
Universal Hydrogen
Paul is a leading aviation pioneer, having served as CTO of both Airbus and UTC, leading both compan...(read more)
Head of the Washington Office
European Space Agency
Sylvie Espinasse is the head of the European Space Agency (ESA) Office in Washington since January 2...(read more)
Space and Defense Correspondent
CNN
Kristin Fisher joined CNN in July 2021 as the network's Space and Defense Correspondent. In that rol...(read more)
Executive Chairman
Allegiant Air
Executive Chairman Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. has been actively involved in the management of Allegia...(read more)
Professor and Associate Director, Center for Urban and Regional Air Mobility
Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
Laurie Garrow is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and serves as Co-Director for th...(read more)
President and CEO
Spirit AeroSystems
Tom Gentile is president and chief executive officer for Spirit AeroSystems. From April 2016 to July...(read more)
Deputy Secretary
Department of Commerce
Don Graves is the 19th Deputy Secretary of Commerce.  Graves brings decades of experience in the...(read more)
Founder, Representative Director & CEO
iSpace
Inspired by Star Wars as a child, Takeshi Hakamada set out to pursue a life focused on space explora...(read more)
Of Counsel
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Hallett served for eight years as president and CEO of the Air Transport Association of America (now...(read more)
Senior Editor
The Air Current
Elan Head is an award-winning journalist who is now senior editor at The Air Current, where she repo...(read more)

U.S. Marine Corps and First Female Blue Angels Pilot
Katie Cook is from Severna Park, Maryland, and graduated from W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, V...(read more)
Chief Commercial Officer
Embraer Commercial Aviation
Martyn comes with over 20 years of experience in the industry, and with a genuine passion for aviati...(read more)
Executive Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton
Andrea Inserra, Executive Vice President, is a key leader and client service officer for Booz Allen ...(read more)
Executive Chairman
Southwest Airlines
Gary Kelly is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Southwest Airlines. Most recently,...(read more)
CEO
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Scott Kirby was appointed chief executive officer of United Airlines in 2020 just as United was faci...(read more)
Chairman and CEO
Airbus Americas, Inc.
C. Jeffrey (Jeff) Knittel is the Chairman and CEO of Airbus Americas, Inc. In addition, he is the He...(read more)
Chairman and CEO
Seabury Capital Group LLC
Chief Economist
NASA
Alexander MacDonald is the Chief Economist at NASA. He was previously the Senior Economic Advisor in...(read more)
President and CEO
Regional Airline Association
Faye Malarkey Black serves as President and CEO of the Regional Airline Association and has led the ...(read more)
President of International and Space Stations
Voyager Space
Jeffrey Manber is President of International and Space Stations at Voyager Space. He also serves as ...(read more)
Deputy Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations
NASA
Meredith McKay serves as the Deputy Associate Administrator in the Office of International and Inter...(read more)
President and CEO
Alaska Airlines
Ben Minicucci serves as chief executive officer and president of Alaska Air Group, the parent compan...(read more)
Founder and CEO
The Moak Group
The focus, determination, and leadership skills developed over the course of Lee Moak’s career as a ...(read more)
Partner
Pen Test Partners, Inc.
Ken is a founding partner at Pen Test Partners, a firm of ethical hackers with a keen interest in av...(read more)
Correspondent
CNN
Pete Muntean is a CNN correspondent based in Washington, D.C. A pilot and flight instructor, he cove...(read more)
President and CEO
Avianca Holdings S.A.
Adrian Neuhauser was named President and CEO of Avianca in April of 2021, after having joined the co...(read more)
Director of the Human Spaceflight Capabilities Division for Space Operations
NASA
Benjy Neumann joined NASA in 1991 and currently is the director for the Human Spaceflight Capabiliti...(read more)
Acting Administrator
Federal Aviation Administration
Billy Nolen was appointed acting FAA Administrator in April 2022. Previously, Nolen served as FAA’s ...(read more)
Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
Dr. Pace rejoined the faculty of the Elliott School of International Affairs in 2021 after serving a...(read more)
CEO
DHL Express Americas
Mike A. Parra, CEO of DHL Express Americas, is responsible for the management of DHL Express busines...(read more)
Administrator
Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
David Pekoske was first confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Transportation Security Administration’s...(read more)
CEO
Thales North America
Since 2017, Alan Pellegrini has served as the CEO of Thales North America, leading the company's 6,0...(read more)
President and CEO
Metropolitan Washington, Airports Authority
John E. “Jack” Potter is the President and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. T...(read more)
Vice-President, Space Program Policy
Canadian Space Agency
Mary Preville joined the Canadian Space Agency in 2016.  She is currently Vice-President, Space Prog...(read more)
Chief Sustainability Officer
The Boeing Company
Chris Raymond is the chief sustainability officer of The Boeing Company, senior vice president of Gl...(read more)
Co-Lead, McKinsey Center for Future Mobility
McKinsey and Company
Senior Vice President for Cyber, Space, and National Security Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Christopher D. Roberti is senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is responsible f...(read more)
Chief Operating Officer
National Business Aviation Association
Christopher J. Rocheleau serves as NBAA's Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the association's acti...(read more)
Chairwoman
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel believes that the future belongs to...(read more)
President and CEO
Air Canada Corp.
Michael Rousseau was appointed Air Canada's President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2021. ...(read more)
Chief Communications Officer
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Russo joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – the world’s largest advocacy organization for b...(read more)
Founder and CEO
Fly for the Culture
Courtland Savage is the founder of Fly for The Culture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that prom...(read more)
CEO and Founder
Boom Supersonic
Blake Scholl founded Boom Supersonic in September 2014 with the goal of making high-speed travel mai...(read more)
Head of Operations and People
Joby Aviation
Prior to joining the team at Joby, Bonny held several operational and strategic roles at JetBlue w...(read more)
Founder and Executive Chairman
FedEx Corporation
Born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi, Frederick W. Smith, Yale College 1966, is the founder and Execut...(read more)
Program Executive
Commercial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program, NASA
Misty Snopkowski is NASA’s program executive for the Commercial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Development pr...(read more)
CEO
Lufthansa Group
Carsten Spohr has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Lufthansa Group since May 1, 2014...(read more)
Under Secretary for Science and Research
Smithsonian
Dr. Ellen Stofan is the Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution. She...(read more)
President and CEO, Commercial Engines and Services
GE Aviation
As President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Commercial Engines & Services, Russell Stokes lead...(read more)
CEO and Co-Founder
First Resonance
Karan is the CEO and Co-Founder of First Resonance, a venture-backed startup based in Downtown LA. K...(read more)
Head of Spaceport Cornwall
Vice President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Vincent Voci is vice president for cyber policy and operations in the Cyber, Intelligence, and Suppl...(read more)
Editor-In-Chief
Air Transport World
Karen Walker is Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief, Aviation Week Network, and Air Transport World ...(read more)
Chief Sustainability Officer
Pratt & Whitney
Graham Webb is chief sustainability officer for Pratt &Whitney, the company that introduced the GTF™...(read more)
Vice President, Global Space Policy and Government Relations
Astroscale U.S.
Charity joined Astroscale U.S. in July 2019 as the VP of Global Space Policy and Government Relation...(read more)
Astronaut, Director of Human Space Flight
Axiom Space
With more than 35 years of experience in space and science, Peggy Whitson is an Axiom astronaut slat...(read more)
Vice President of Digital Technology
Stacey Wronkowski serves as vice president of digital technology for United. In this role, Stacey ov...(read more)