DENNIS MUILENBURG

Member, Board of Directors

Dennis Muilenburg is Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of New Vista Capital, launched in 2021; and Owner, President and CEO of DAM CyFly Consulting, LLC, launched in 2020.

 Previously, Dennis joined Boeing in 1985, starting at the company as an engineering intern. He served as President from December 2013 to December 2019, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from July 2015 to December 2019, and as Chairman of the Board from March 2016 to October 2019. Until July 2015, Dennis served as Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Boeing, where he supported the company's aerospace business operations and focused on specific growth enablers, including important global relationships, leadership initiatives and development program performance.

Before that, Dennis served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), serving United States and global defense, government, and commercial customers.

Earlier, Dennis was President of BDS's Global Services & Support business, Vice President and General Manager of the Boeing Combat Systems division, and Program Manager for Future Combat Systems. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Programs & Engineering for Boeing Air Traffic Management and Director of Weapon Systems for the proposed Boeing Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. He also held program management and engineering positions on F-22, Airborne Laser, High Speed Civil Transport and the Condor reconnaissance aircraft, among others.

Dennis spent the first 15 years of his Boeing career in the Puget Sound region of Washington, where he held a number of program management and engineering positions in support of both the commercial airplanes and defense and space businesses.

A native of Iowa, Dennis earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and an honorary doctor of science degree from Iowa State University, as well as a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the University of Washington. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Royal Aeronautical Society, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the inaugural Innovator in Residence at Iowa State University, and a distinguished fellow for aerospace, mobility, and manufacturing at the Saint Louis University Research Institute. In addition to his board of directors role with STAR HARBOR, Dennis also serves in senior advisory and board roles for numerous aerospace and technology private companies, including Monarch Tractors, Echelon Med Tech, FuelX, REGENT Seagliders, Venus Aerospace, Electric Power Systems, World View, Manna, Spark Cognition, Green 8, Gateway South, Westwin Elements, Otto Aviation, and VeriJet.

Previously, Dennis served as a member of the Caterpillar Board of Directors (2011-2020), chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association Board of Governors, an executive committee member of the Business Roundtable, a member of the National Space Council’s User Advisory Group, a member of the U.S.-China Business Council, and a member of the Washington University Board of Trustees.

Currently, he is a member of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Board of Directors, the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology) Board of Directors, the National World War II Museum Board of Trustees, the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors, and the Northwestern University Board of Trustees. He also serves as chairman of the board for Biblical Business Training, chairman of the board for the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center – St Louis, a member of The CEO Forum Board of Directors, and a member of the African Vision of Hope Board of Directors.