New Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg - Eagle Scout

[RememberSchiff]

Boeing has selected Kelly Ortberg to become CEO on Aug 8.

“My passion is in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education where I am on the Governor's STEM Advisory Council, the Board of Directors of FIRST (United States Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), and the University of Iowa College of Engineering Advisory Board,” he says. “My end goal is to inspire more youth to look to science, technology, and math as an enabler to a satisfying career.” ( He has also previously served as an advisor to Hawkeye Council. Wonder if he would be interested in serving on NEC?  ~ RS)

Growing up in Dubuque, Ortberg learned some of the lessons that guide him in his day-to-day work.

“I grew up in a typical Midwest family,” he says. “My dad worked at John Deere, and my mom was a stay-at-home mother of four. I enjoyed the TV show ‘The Wonder Years’ because it reminded me of my childhood. This upbringing instilled some key values in me that have served me well. You need to work hard to earn your keep.

“I was involved in Boy Scouts and eventually became an Eagle Scout, where I learned key leadership skills and character traits that I still use today,” he says.

Sources:

https://now.uiowa.edu/news/2013/12/hometown-hawkeye-kelly-ortberg

https://moneyinc.com/rockwell-collins-ceo-kelly-ortberg/