Biography

Marion Blakey has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 2021. Ms. Blakey currently serves as a non-executive director for Eve Air Mobility and on the advisory boards of Radia and Sunrise Transportation Holdings, having retired from Rolls-Royce North America Inc. in 2018 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, Blakey served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Industries Association for eight years. From 2002 to 2007, Blakey was Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Prior to 2002, she held several senior positions including Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as ran her own consulting firm focusing on transportation and infrastructure issues. Ms. Blakey has received numerous honorary degrees and awards including the National Aeronautic Association’s 2011 Henderson Trophy, Aviation Week & Space Technology’s 2013 Laureate Award, and the National Aeronautic Association’s 2013 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, and most recently, the Carol B. Hallett Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the L. Welch Pogue Award from Aviation Week & Space Technology and the International Aviation Club. Ms. Blakey’s board experience is vast, and includes recent roles serving on the board of Alaska Airlines Group, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and NASA’s National Advisory Council. Ms. Blakey graduated from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia before continuing graduate work at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. Ms. Blakey is a valuable member of the Board of Directors because of her experience in the airline industry, including her leadership positions in both the private and public sectors (including with our primary regulator), and her past experience as a director of other public companies, as well as her deep expertise in safety oversight and administration.