Jane Garvey (aviation administrator)

Jane Garvey
14th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
In office
August 4, 1997 – August 2, 2002
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byDavid Hinson
Succeeded byMarion Blakey
Personal details
Born (1944-02-02) February 2, 1944 (age 80)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMount St. Mary College, New Hampshire (BA)
Mount Holyoke College (MA)

Jane F. Garvey is a former government transportation and public works official, now an American business executive, currently serving as the chairman of Meridiam North America. She was the first female Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1997 to 2002. In May 2018, she was tapped to become the first female Chairman of United Continental Holdings.[1]

  1. ^ "United taps FAA trailblazer as airline's first female board chairman". Chicago Tribune. 24 May 2018.