Lacey Pittman
Lacey Pittman is the vice president of Global Aerospace Safety at The Boeing Company. In this role, she leads an integrated set of internal and external efforts to strengthen the safety of Boeing products throughout their lifecycles.
These efforts include Boeing’s Enterprise Safety Management System, Safety Experience, Safety Promotion Center, and key focus areas to execute an integrated strategy that drives operational safety throughout the global aerospace industry. This strategy includes partnering with airline customers to ensure delivery and operational readiness, improving training standards and harmonizing regulatory training guidance, maturing Global Engagement Pilot efforts, and working with Boeing teams to define horizons for future design of airplanes and airspace.
Pittman has more than 30 years of flight operational experience. Before joining Boeing, Pittman was responsible for Air Safety and Operations at Amazon Air, including the aviation operations technology portfolio and leadership of the global network operations center. Prior to that Pittman was Head of System Operations Control and Safety at Horizon Air.
Pittman began her aviation career as a humanitarian pilot with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide aid and relief to developing countries throughout West Africa. She later joined the organization’s Board of Directors. Pittman continues to make a global impact as a board member for multiple charities and university groups, including Mission Aviation Fellowship (Chairman), The ERAU Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety (Chairman 2022-2024), and the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University College of Aviation Industry Advisory Board (Chairman 2007-2017).
Pittman holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and type rating for the Q400 and has accumulated more than 3,500 hours of flying time. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity Western University, a Master in Business Administration from Walden University, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Aviation at Liberty University.
