Kelly Ortberg
American business executive (born 1960)
Robert Kelly Ortberg (born April 1960) is an American business executive and former engineer who is the current president and CEO of Boeing. He was previously the president and CEO of Rockwell Collins.2
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Born Apr 1960.1
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Early life and education
Robert Kelly Ortberg was born to Carol M. (née Koelker) and Robert L. Ortberg in April 1960. He is a native of Dubuque, Iowa. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Iowa in 1982.
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Career
Occupation: board member, businessperson.8
- Since 2024Chief executive, Boeing6
- Since 2020Board member, RTX7
- Date not recordedWorked at Rockwell Collins5
- Date not recordedWorked at Boeing5
Ortberg started his career in 1983 as an engineer at Texas Instruments before joining Rockwell Collins in 1987 as a program manager. In 2001, he was promoted from vice president to vice president and general manager of communication systems at Rockwell Collins. He rose through the ranks at Rockwell Collins and became the president and CEO of the company in 2013. Ortberg held the position for five years until the company was acquired by United Technologies (UTC) in 2018. Ortberg stayed on to lead the merger of Rockwell Collins and UTC Aerospace Systems to form Collins Aerospace, where he was again named CEO. Ortberg would remain with the company through its merger with Raytheon in 2020 to form the RTX Corporation. He retired from RTX in 2021.
Ortberg was chair of the board of governors of the Aerospace Industries Association. He is on the board of directors of Aptiv.
On August 8, 2024, Ortberg became a member of Boeing's board of directors after becoming its president and CEO. Ortberg chose to be based in the Seattle area, where the company's main commercial aircraft assembly plants are located. Boeing spent about $300,000 to help Ortberg move to Seattle. His decision came more than two decades after Boeing leadership decided to move the company's headquarters out of Seattle. Ortberg received about $18 million for the months he was the CEO in 2024.
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Personal life
Ortberg married Valerie Dee Heitman on August 13, 1983. They have two daughters.
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In the news
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- Here's our monthly update on our 32 stocks, including 2 more names to buyCNBC, center, Oct 15, 2026…CEO Kelly Ortberg continues to make progress, with Boeing recently averting a strike and securing a $20 billion defense contract.
- Boeing MAX deliveries in first three quarters hit record high, againSeattle Times, Oct 13, 2026…It is now working to stabilize its MAX production cadence at 47 planes per month, though CEO Kelly Ortberg said at a financial conference last month that rate increase is taking longer than expected. Separately, Boeing increased monthly del…
- Boeing delivers 57 jets in September, highest monthly total for yearKSL, Oct 13, 2026…works to consistently increase 737 MAX output to 47 jets a month, which has taken longer than expected, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said during an investor conference in September. • Through September, Boeing has delivered 475 jets this year,…
- Conventional Wisdom: Truth Social editionNewsweek, center, Oct 8, 2026…But now she’s breaking with Trump to keep Latino votes, and he broke with her to cost her Republican ones. Kelly Ortberg ⬆ A FlyDubai copilot allegedly stabbed the captain and sent a Boeing 737 Max 8 into a dive until a passenger, an Israel…
- Trump praises Boeing 737 MAX after jet survives dramatic plunge during attackFox Business, right, Oct 1, 2026…by far, the finest commercial airliners in the sky, was given credit for this airplane’s incredible ‘genius!’ To Kelly Ortberg, and all of his officers and associates at Boeing, congratulations on a job well done!!!" Trump's praise came aft…
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- 1WikidataKelly Ortberg on Wikidata
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