Michael Whitaker (government official)

Mike Whitaker
Whitaker in 2023
19th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
In office
October 27, 2023  January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyKatie Thomson
Preceded byPolly Trottenberg (acting)
Stephen Dickson
Succeeded byChris Rocheleau (acting)
Personal details
Born (1961-06-21) June 21, 1961
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity 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.