Leadership

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

Dean Gerber
Until March 2021
Treasurer
General Counsel
ISTAT U Chair​
Orix Aviation Group
Dublin, Ireland

Kristen Chmielewski
Until March 2020
Partner
GC Aero Law, LLP
Chicago, IL, USA

Bruce Dankberg
Until March 2022
Director, Marketing
Altavair
Issaquah, WA USA

Sigthor Einarsson
Until March 2022
Grants Program Chair
Partner
ICELEASE
Reykjavik, Iceland

Peter Huijbers
Until March 2022
Director
PH Aviation Asia Ltd.
Hong Kong

Mary Ellen S. Jones
Until March 2020
Vice President, Sales - The Americas
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, CT

Andrew La Stella
Until March 2022
Scholarship Program Chair
Principal
Aviation Capital Services LLC
Little Silver, NJ

Christine Rovelli
Until March 2022
VP Group Treasurer and Head of M&A
Finnair Oyj
Helsinki, Finland

Murrae Ross-Eskell
Until March 2022
Internship Program Chair
Managing Director
Horizon Executive Search International Ltd
Holmbush Farm, Faygate, England

Rod J. Sheridan
Until March 2020
Vice Chairman
Fundraising Program Chair
Nordic Aviation Capital
Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Betsy Snyder
Until March 2020
Director
Standard & Poor's
New York, NY, USA

Mark Streeter
Until March 2022
Managing Director
Head of Aviation, Transportation, and REIT Credit Research
J.P. Morgan
New York, NY, USA

David Swan
Until March 2020
Chief Operating Officer
Humanitarian Program Chair
SMBC Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland

Eddo Weijer
Until March 2022
Vice President Engine Transactions
GA Telesis, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA