Edward M. Bolen
President and CEO
Ed Bolen became the president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association,
Inc. (NBAA) in Washington, DC, on September 7, 2004.
Prior to joining NBAA, Bolen was president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers
Association (GAMA) for eight years. Bolen joined GAMA in 1995 as senior vice president
and general counsel. GAMA’s board of directors elected him president and CEO in
November 1996.
Bolen was nominated by President Bush to serve as a member of the Commission on the
Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. Established by Congress, the commission’s
objectives were to study and make recommendations on ways to ensure American leadership
in aerospace in the 21st century. The final report was released in November 2002.
Bolen was nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a member of the Management Advisory Council (MAC) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He chaired the Council from 2000 to 2004.
Bolen is currently vice chairman of RTCA, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation that functions as a Federal Advisory Committee to the FAA on matters related to communications, surveillance, navigation and air traffic management. He also serves on the Aviation Advisory Board of the Mitre Corporation, a federally funded research and development corporation.
He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation and the Board of Directors of the National Aeronautic Association. He also serves on the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of The National Academies.
Prior to his association career, Bolen was majority general counsel to the Senate Committee
on Labor and Human Resources. He also served as legislative director for U.S. Senator
Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) and was a key player in the passage of the General Aviation Revitalization
Act of 1994.
Bolen received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Kansas. He
is a graduate of the Tulane University School of Law and holds a Master of Laws degree
from Georgetown University Law Center.
Bolen, a recreational pilot, is also a competitive tennis player and former captain
of the University of Kansas varsity tennis team.
Last updated October 2006
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