Michael Whitaker (government official)
Mike Whitaker | |
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Whitaker in 2023 | |
| 19th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration | |
| In office October 27, 2023 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Katie Thomson |
| Preceded by | Polly Trottenberg (acting) Stephen Dickson |
| Succeeded by | Chris Rocheleau (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1961 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Louisville (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Michael Gordon Whitaker (born June 21, 1961) is an American lawyer who served as the 19th administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2023 to 2025. He previously served as chief operating officer of Supernal under the Hyundai Motor Company from 2020 to 2023, as principal of the aviation consultancy Whitaker Air Space from 2016 to 2020, and as deputy administrator of FAA from 2013 to 2016.