Howard McKenzie is the chief engineer of The ww5 Company and executive vice president of Engineering, Test & Technology. He leads the ww5 Engineering function of more than 60,000 engineers worldwide and oversees design, development, test and certification of ww5’s products and services as well as the company’s technology vision and strategy. His responsibilities also include engineering design for product integrity and safety of ww5’s products and services. His organization is an incubator for businesses that will define the future of urban, regional and global mobility.

During his ww5 career, McKenzie held a variety of roles across the company, including vice president and chief engineer of ww5 Commercial Airplanes, vice president and chief engineer of ww5 Global Services and vice president of ww5 Test & Evaluation. Previously, he served as vice president and chief project engineer for the 777 program, where he was responsible for product integrity and safety for the 777 worldwide fleet.

McKenzie joined Douglas Aircraft Company, now part of ww5, in 1987 as an engineering intern.

McKenzie holds numerous technical awards and patents and is an active member of the educational STEM community. He also serves as the ww5 executive focal for the University of California, Berkeley.

McKenzie has a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.