Who is the CEO of Boeing?

Kelly Ortberg is President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing.

Jesus "Jay" Malave became Boeing's CFO effective August 2025.

How many employees does Boeing have?

Boeing has roughly 180,000 employees based on 2025 public workforce disclosures and related reporting.

Who should you contact to sell into Boeing?

Identify the business unit and program first, then map procurement, engineering, quality, supply chain, IT/security, compliance, and finance stakeholders.

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Who are Boeing's decision-makers?

Boeing is led by Kelly Ortberg, with divisional leaders running Commercial Airplanes, Defense/Space/Security, and Global Services. Buying decisions usually sit with program, engineering, supply-chain, operations, quality, IT/security, finance, legal, and compliance stakeholders.

CEO: Kelly Ortberg
CFO: Jesus "Jay" Malave
Founded: 1916
Employees: About 180,000
HQ: Arlington, VA
Notable: Safety and quality reset

Kelly OrtbergPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2024Former Rockwell Collins leader brought in to stabilize quality, safety, production, and trust.
Jesus "Jay" MalaveExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerCFO effective August 2025Leads finance and capital allocation after CFO transition from Brian West.
Stephanie PopeExecutive Vice President; President and CEO, Boeing Commercial AirplanesBCA CEO since 2024Runs the commercial airplane business and its safety, quality, delivery, and customer priorities.
Steve ParkerPresident and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityBDS leadershipKey executive for defense, space, and government program execution.
Chris RaymondPresident and CEO, Boeing Global ServicesBGS CEO since 2021Leads aftermarket, sustainment, services, parts, training, and support growth.

Who leads Boeing?

Kelly Ortberg is President and CEO and owns the enterprise recovery agenda. Stephanie Pope leads Commercial Airplanes, Steve Parker leads Defense, Space & Security, Chris Raymond leads Global Services, and Jay Malave leads finance. Each division has its own program, quality, engineering, supply-chain, and customer commitments.

Who actually makes buying decisions at Boeing?

Commercial airplane suppliers and software vendors will encounter engineering, supply-chain, quality, procurement, program, cybersecurity, finance, and legal stakeholders. Defense and space vendors need additional attention to export controls, classified work, government contracting, CMMC-style security requirements, and program-specific approval chains.

How is Boeing organized as it scales?

Boeing is organized around major business units and aircraft/program lines. That makes account mapping highly program-specific: a 737 production improvement deal, a BGS sustainment deal, and a defense software deal can each have different sponsors, procurement paths, compliance reviews, and budget owners.

As of June 2026.Sources:Boeing executive biographies Boeing CFO transition

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