Daniel K. Elwell

Daniel K. Elwell
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Daniel K. Elwell

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2021
Safety Committee
Innovation Committee

President, Elwell & Associates, LLC

Qualifications:
•   Airline/Transportation/Safety Expertise
•   Climate/Carbon Expertise
•   Government/Public Affairs/Regulatory Expertise
•   Technology Expertise

Professional highlights:
Mr. Elwell is president of Elwell & Associates, LLC. He served as Deputy and Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2017 to 2020, where he was responsible for the safety and efficiency of the largest aerospace system in the world. He also had oversight of the FAA’s multibillion-dollar Next Gen air traffic control modernization program to accelerate the shift from ground-based radar to state-of-the-art satellite technology. Mr. Elwell also served as senior vice president for safety, security and operations at Airlines for America (A4A) from 2013-2015 and was vice president of the Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. (AIA) from 2008 to 2013. He is also a former military and commercial pilot. From 2021 to 2024, Mr. Elwell served on the advisory board of Dedrone Holdings, Inc., an airspace security company. In addition, he served on the board of PARSEC Acquisition (a space, transportation, and advanced space special 3 purposes acquisition company) from 2022 to 2024. Mr. Elwell was appointed in 2021 to serve on the advisory board of Asylon Robotics, Inc., a drone security company.

Current non-public company board service:
•   Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
•   Joby Aviation, Inc. Advisory Board
•   Asylon Advisory Board
•   AFCO/AvPorts
•   SAAB, Inc., USA SSA Board

Education:
•   BS, U.S. Air Force Academy

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