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Focus Areas | C-Level Management, New Business Ventures |
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Bonny Simi
Bonny Simi is currently the Head of Air Operations and People at Joby Aviation. She is also a Board Director at Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) and serves as a Nominating and Governance Committee Member at the United States Olympic Committee.
Previously, she served as the President of JetBlue Technology Ventures, the Silicon Valley venture capital subsidiary for JetBlue Airways. Simi is also an airline pilot, engineer, Olympic athlete, TV Commentator, and has 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. She has flown aircraft from Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer at both United Airlines and JetBlue Airways, and remains a qualified airline captain, flying regularly for JetBlue. She has served in operational and strategic roles within Flight Operations, System Operations, People, Airports, Customer Support, and, before leading the venture arm of JetBlue, she was the head of Talent for the airline.
Simi is a 3-time Olympian and a 10-time National Champion in the sports of luge and bobsled. She holds Masters Degrees from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford School of Engineering.