Speaker
LeAnn Ridgeway
Chief Sustainability Officer, Collins Aerospace
LeAnn Ridgeway is the Chief Sustainability Officer for Collins Aerospace. In this role, to which she was appointed in November 2021, LeAnn is responsible for leading Sustainability strategy and implementation across the Collins Business Units. She also represents Collins on the Raytheon Corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee. Prior, LeAnn served as vice president and general manager Information Management Services (IMS) for Collins Aerospace, where she was responsible for leading the global IMS business, including aviation network services and ground systems, flight support and communications services, and information processing. She joined Rockwell Collins in 1988 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility, including: vice president and general manager of Integration for B/E Aerospace, which the company acquired in April 2017; vice president and general manager for Simulation and Training Solutions in Government Systems; vice president and managing director, Americas; and senior director, Engineering Services. LeAnn earned her MBA degree from St. Ambrose University. She previously served on several non-profit boards as well as on the Board of Directors for Rockwell Collins UK Limited and as VP of the Board for ARINC, Aeronautical Radio, ARINC, and Radio Holdings, Inc.