Full Name
Marc Allen
Job Title
Chief Executive Officer
Company (Please input the full name of your organization)
Electra.aero
Speaker Bio
Marc Allen is the Chief Executive Officer of Electra.aero. At Electra, Marc is leading the charge in developing hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft to define the next level of seamless air travel connectivity. Through direct aviation, Electra is bringing air travel closer to where people live, work, and play – without airports, emissions, or noise.
Marc joined Electra after a distinguished career at The Boeing Company, where he held several key leadership roles, including Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development. He led the $5 billion customer finance business before spending nearly a decade on Boeing's Executive Council, where he served as President of Boeing International and oversaw critical enterprise-wide functions. As head of all venture businesses, he led Wisk Aero’s restructuring and full acquisition, focusing on the future of autonomous flight and serving as Chairman. Other roles at Boeing included President of the Embraer Partnership, President of Boeing China, and General Counsel of Boeing International.
Marc chairs the world's largest anti-slavery NGO, the International Justice Mission. He also serves on the boards of Procter & Gamble, The Trilateral Commission, the JFK Library Foundation, and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Marc is an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow and a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Earlier in his career, he clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. He holds a degree from Princeton University and a JD from Yale Law School.
Marc and his wife have four college-age children and live in Virginia. A private pilot, he stays current by flying out of KHEF, where Electra is headquartered.
Marc joined Electra after a distinguished career at The Boeing Company, where he held several key leadership roles, including Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development. He led the $5 billion customer finance business before spending nearly a decade on Boeing's Executive Council, where he served as President of Boeing International and oversaw critical enterprise-wide functions. As head of all venture businesses, he led Wisk Aero’s restructuring and full acquisition, focusing on the future of autonomous flight and serving as Chairman. Other roles at Boeing included President of the Embraer Partnership, President of Boeing China, and General Counsel of Boeing International.
Marc chairs the world's largest anti-slavery NGO, the International Justice Mission. He also serves on the boards of Procter & Gamble, The Trilateral Commission, the JFK Library Foundation, and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Marc is an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow and a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Earlier in his career, he clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. He holds a degree from Princeton University and a JD from Yale Law School.
Marc and his wife have four college-age children and live in Virginia. A private pilot, he stays current by flying out of KHEF, where Electra is headquartered.
