Executive in Residence

Leanne Caret is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone and a Director on the boards of Deere & Company and Raytheon Technologies.

She was President and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) for six years until 2022. Leading that global business unit, Caret oversaw 30,000 employees across four continents and drove significant growth in both revenue ($34 billion) and profits amidst tumultuous market conditions.

Caret previously served as President of Boeing Global Services and Support, a $10 billion business. In that leadership role, she set a new worldwide strategy allowing for creation of a single service organization to provide streamlined maintenance, modification, field support, and parts distribution to customers across Boeing's broad base of businesses.

Prior to leading Global Services and Support, Caret served as Chief Financial Officer of BDS. Over her 34-year career at Boeing, she rose rapidly through finance and operations and general management, working with all parts of the company around the world. Caret serves on the boards of FIRST Robotics, Kansas State University Foundation, and USO Inc.

She is a member of the George W. Bush Women’s Initiative Policy advisory council and the advisory boards of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute and the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

In early 2019, I joined Adobe for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design, build and lead a new flight department. I quickly learned Adobe’s most important asset is their employees. Leadership’s commitment to make Adobe a great place to work, where employees can be themselves, do their best work, and thrive is evident throughout the company. How employees work is valued as much as what work the employees do. Adobe was a natural fit for my business skills, leadership style, values, and desire to move the needle on sustainability, building a diverse and inclusive talent pipeline, and develop aviation leaders.

Exemplifying Adobe’s values and capabilities, Aviation is a small team of thought leaders creating flexible, exceptional experiences for our traveling executives. Aviation embraces the new and different from a digital-first mindset, the use of data to drive our decision-making, and rethinking what we do when challenged by others. We work hard to sustain a culture of trust, mutual respect, and psychological safety.

I am passionate about flying, working with high-performing teams, creating a great place to work so people achieve their full potential, and delivering value to Adobe. Whether it is super charging the data we share in our Safety Management System, effortlessly sliding an around-the-world trip on the jet to the right on the day of departure, or amplifing Adobe’s culture in the flight department, I am grateful I landed in this profession and honored to lead this team of exceptional aviation professionals. Adobe 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 9511

Ravi Dharnidharka is the Senior Vice President of Cirrus Services for Cirrus Aircraft. Ravi leads this customer-focused business unit designed to build lifetime relationships with customers by providing a world-class experience before, during and after initial aircraft ownership. Cirrus Services provides a variety of aftermarket services including flight training, maintenance, upgrades, aircraft management, and aircraft ownership programs. Cirrus delivers these services through a group of company owned physical and virtual assets as well as through a global network of 700-plus approved partners operating in 60-plus countries.

Ravi joined Cirrus aircraft in 2016 as the Senior Vice President of Business Development where he led Cirrus Aircraft in developing strategy and creating new business opportunities. In this role, he led the development of an aftermarket services business which led to the establishment of Cirrus Services in 2018.

Prior to joining Cirrus, Ravi served in Business Development roles with Senior Aerospace and United Technologies.

Ravi previously served with the U.S. Marine Corps where he was a fighter pilot flying the AV8B Harrier and F5N Tiger II in addition to ground combat leadership positions. Ravi retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

Ravi is a lifelong aviation enthusiast and an active pilot. He regularly flies the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and SR2X series aircraft for business and personal travel. He holds an MBA from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, and a B.S. in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, AZ campus.

Barry Eccleston retired as CEO of Airbus Americas Inc in 2018, after 12-plus years in that role, and almost 49 years in the Aerospace industry.

At Airbus Americas, his responsibility was all aspects of the Airbus Commercial business in North America, including Sales and Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Service, Logistics, Training, and all Shared Services. For several years, this also included Latin America. During this time Airbus’ market share of sales in the region grew from around 20% to over 70% in 2017.

Prior to Airbus, he served as VP and General Manager for Honeywell’s Propulsion Systems Enterprise, and previously as Honeywell’s VP of Commercial Aerospace for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Before Honeywell, he held Executive positions at Fairchild Dornier Corporation, Rolls-Royce and International Aero Engines.

Barry graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Loughborough University (UK) and subsequently completed the International Executive Program at the IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland. He holds Honorary Doctorates from Loughborough University, and Vaughn College in New York.

Barry currently serves on the Board of Wizz Air Holdings PLC, a UK listed airline operating in Europe, where he is the Senior Independent Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Nomination Committee. Previously, he was also on the Board of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions, an avionics business listed on the Toronto TSX, where he served as Executive Chairman until May 2021. He was also a Board member for several years at Vector Aerospace, a Canadian Public company in the MRO business.

In a non-profit capacity Eccleston has been Chairman of the Washington, D.C. branch of the RAeS, past President of The Wings Club of New York, and was a member of the Aero Club of Washington Board, the Flight Safety Foundation Board, and the NBAA’s Associate Member Advisory Council. He retired as Chairman of the British-American Business Association in Washington DC in 2018, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Vaughn College in New York.

In the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List January 2019, Barry was made an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) for services to the UK Aviation and Aerospace Industry.

Barry and Valerie have two grown children who live close to their home in North Virginia, where he retired after a working life in the UK, Japan, US, Canada, France 25th January 2001 and Germany. He is an IFR rated Private pilot and he and Valerie own a C172S and a Cirrus SR20G6.