Ed Bolen to Retire as NBAA President and CEO

Ed Bolen is retiring as president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association. The board named Dan Hubbard, the association’s senior vice president of communications, acting CEO and assigned him day-to-day oversight.

Key details

• NBAA’s board formed a special executive search committee to find a new CEO.
• Board vice chair Matt Byrd will chair the committee.
• Bolen joined NBAA in 2004.
• He chaired the FAA Management Advisory Council from 2000 to 2004.
• The San Diego Air & Space Museum inducted Bolen into its International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 2021.
• The material says he is scheduled for induction into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame in 2026.

Why it matters

Bolen’s tenure at NBAA began in 2004, following his time leading the FAA Management Advisory Council. His aviation recognitions include a 2021 induction into the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s International Air & Space Hall of Fame.