Stephen A. Forte is a pilot, aviation executive, entrepreneur, author, speaker, educator, movie producer, and aviation consultant. He started his career at United Airlines flying regularly scheduled flights, eventually transitioning to various management roles, ultimately becoming the Senior Vice President of Flight Operations and Director of Operations, responsible for all aspects of United’s worldwide flight operations. Forte helped lead the airline through many challenges, including the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Forte later served as CEO of aviation tech start-up Naverus, Inc., as Chief Operating Officer for Virgin America Airlines, and most recently as Vice President of JetBlue University. 

An Executive leader who has transformed investor-backed global corporations and publicly-traded Fortune 500 enterprises for long-term market leadership positioning in air transport segments, serving in C-suite, Advisor and Board Director roles, Forte provides executive leadership creating world-class global businesses operations to meet rapid growth, global expansion and market diversification plans.   He has directed multi-million and billion-dollar P&Ls and budgets, building and managing award-winning, high-performance teams and developing industry best practices for safety, security and transportation management solutions.

 
A frequent speaker, Forte has addressed a variety of industry groups and given motivational speeches at colleges and universities, and he continues to act as key advisor to investors, boards, business leaders and industry partners, delivering strategic insights, strong development planning and execution capabilities. His book, Take Off! 21 High Flying Secrets for Career Success Is now available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook.