Joe Leader

Chief Executive OfficerAPEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association)

IFSA (International Flight Services Association)

Dr. Joe Leader serves as the CEO of one of the largest international airline associations in the world backed by the expertise of two Board of Directors and a Board of Governors consisting solely of global airline CEOs and Presidents. As a global keynote speaker and industry expert, Dr. Leader testified before US Congress in 2020 on airline passenger experience advances and COVID-19 preparedness. Leader holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Emory University, an MBA in Technology Management (MBA/TM), and obtained his business Ph.D. with his dissertation research on accelerating technology adoption in aviation.