Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Aerospace Market

Dennis Muilenburg

Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009 at 6:00 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall

Dennis Muilenburg is president of Boeing Corporation's Global Services & Support division. He leads all aspects of the company's $8 billion business providing after-delivery support for military platforms and systems and a broad array of defense and government services. Prior to his current assignment, Muilenburg served as vice president and general manager of the Boeing Combat Systems division and program manager for Future Combat Systems (FCS), a major U.S. Army modernization initiative. Muilenburg earned a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University and a master's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington. Part of the Globalization, Technology, and Culture Series.

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  • College of Engineering
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Deere & Company
  • Rockwell Collins
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

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