Leanne is an experienced CEO with more than two decades of executive leadership experience driving growth in the global aerospace and defense industry. Previously, she served as CEO and President of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, leading a highly complex and diverse business delivering customer-focused solutions reaching from seabed to space. Leanne leverages substantial experience in global supply chain operations, P&L and financial management, business turnarounds, and operational expertise in manufacturing and high-technology industries.
Leanne is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone. Additionally, she serves as an independent board director, and chairs the Audit Committees, for both Deere & Company and RTX. Leanne also serves on the boards of Kansas State University Foundation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and USO Inc. She is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the Trilateral Commission.