Leadership
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ISTAT Foundation Chair and Vice Chair
Peter Huijbers
Until March 2023
Foundation Chair
Director
PH Aviation Asia Ltd.
Hong Kong
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Jep Thornton
Until March 2023
Foundation Vice Chair
Partner
Aerolease Aviation, LLC
Miami, FL, USA
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ISTAT Board Representatives
Gerry Butler
Until March 2021
ISTAT President
Chief Marketing Officer
Merx Aviation Finance
Dublin Ireland
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Douglas W. Runte
Until March 2021
Immediate Past ISTAT President
Managing Director & Head of Aviation Research
Deutsche Bank
New York, NY, USA
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Dean Gerber
Until March 2021
Treasurer
General Counsel
ISTAT U Chair
Orix Aviation Group
Dublin, Ireland
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ISTAT Foundation Trustees
Kristen Chmielewski
Until March 2020
Partner
GC Aero Law, LLP
Chicago, IL, USA
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Bruce Dankberg
Until March 2022
Director, Marketing
Altavair
Issaquah, WA USA
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Sigthor Einarsson
Until March 2022
Grants Program Chair
Partner
ICELEASE
Reykjavik, Iceland
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Richard Goodhead
Until March 2023
Senior Vice President
Rolls-Royce
United Kingdom
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Andrew La Stella
Until March 2022
Scholarship Program Chair
Principal
Aviation Capital Services LLC
Little Silver, NJ
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Christine Rovelli
Until March 2022
VP Group Treasurer and Head of M&A
Finnair Oyj
Helsinki, Finland
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Murrae Ross-Eskell
Until March 2022
Internship Program Chair
Managing Director
Horizon Executive Search International Ltd
Holmbush Farm, Faygate, England
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Betsy Snyder
Until March 2020
Director
Standard & Poor's
New York, NY, USA
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Jean B Stein
Until March 2023
Consultant
Maidstone
Hastings on Hudson, NY, USA
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Mark Streeter
Until March 2022
Managing Director
Head of Aviation, Transportation, and REIT Credit Research
J.P. Morgan
New York, NY, USA
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David Swan
Until March 2020
Chief Operating Officer
Humanitarian Program Chair
SMBC Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland
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Eddo Weijer
Until March 2022
Vice President Engine Transactions
GA Telesis, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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ISTAT Foundation Chairman History
| Charles N. Seidlitz |
1995-1999 |
David P. Sutton |
2009-2011 |
| Stephen J. Fortune |
1999-2001 |
Warren Willits |
2011-2013 |
| Roland H. Moore |
2001-2003 |
Todd Freeman |
2013-2015 |
| Thomas Hiniker |
2003-2005 |
Damon D'Agostino |
2015-2017 |
| Robert Brown |
2005-2007 |
Jep Thornton |
2017-2020 |
| Stephen T Rimmer |
2007-2009 |
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