Meet the Innovators Behind the Flight

Get to know Electra’s leadership, committed to bringing sustainable air travel to communities everywhere through Direct Aviation. Electra’s team combines decades of experience in developing novel aircraft.

The Leadership Team

B. Marc Allen

President & CEO

James "JP" Stewart

SVP Product Development

Max Ochoa

Chief Financial Officer

Diana Siegel

VP Commercial Programs

Donn Yates

VP/GM, Electra Defense

Chris Jaran

VP Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Rinaldo Araújo

VP In-Service Operations

Miriam Wardak

VP Human Resources

Board of Directors

John S. Langford, III

Founder & Board Chairman

B. Marc Allen

Board Director

President & CEO

Jay Park

Board Director

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Prysm Capital

Kirsten Bartok Touw

Board Director

Managing Partner, AirFinance

Advisors
and Technical Advisors

Advisory Board Co-Chairs

Doug Brown

Advisory Board Co-Chair

Retired 4-star US Army General

Jim Albaugh

Advisory Board Co-Chair

Former CEO, Boeing Commercial

Commercial Advisors

Yannick Bonnaire

Board Advisor

Group SVP Innovation and President, Safran

Paulo Silva

Board Advisor

Former Group CEO, Embraer

Defense Advisors

Sue Payton

Defense Advisor

President of SCI Aerospace Inc.

Technical Advisors

Mark Drela, PhD

Technical Advisor

Terry J. Kohler Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics, MIT

R. John Hansman, PhD

Senior Technical Advisor

T. Wilson Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics, MIT

Beverly Wyse

Technical Advisor

Former President, Boeing Shared Services

Oliver Masefield, PhD

Engineering Advisor

President & Principal Engineer, SolvAero Consulting

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