Leanne Caret

Senior Advisor

Former President and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space, and Security

Leanne Caret is a veteran CEO, Fortune 100 director, and expert on building high-performing organizations and transforming industries via technology. Highly strategic, decisive, and collaborative, she is an extraordinary team builder and steady C-suite counselor.

Leanne is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone. She serves as a Board Director, as well as Chair of the Audit Committee, for both Deere & Company and RTX (formerly known as Raytheon Technologies). Additionally, she serves as a Senior Advisor to MyNextSeason, coaching and mentoring C-suite leaders.

Most recently, Leanne was Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor of The Boeing Company.  Prior to that, she served as CEO and President of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) for six years until her retirement in 2022. Leading a $30B global business unit, she oversaw 30,000 employees across four continents. Over her 34-year career at Boeing, she rose through finance, operations and general management, working with all parts of the company around the world.

Leanne serves on the boards of Kansas State University Foundation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and USO Inc. She is a member of the advisory boards for Virginia Tech National Security Institute, the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute, and the Trilateral Commission. She is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Leanne is a graduate of Kansas State University where she received a B.S. in Business Administration and Wichita State University where she received her MBA.