Leanne Caret (born 18 November 1966) is an American businesswoman, former president and CEO of

Boeing Defense, Space & Security Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is a division (business unit) of The Boeing Company based in Arlington, Virginia. It is responsible for defense and aerospace products and services. It was formerly known as Boeing Integrated Defense System ...

(BDS), former executive vice president of

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, and serves on the

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(USO) board of governors.

Education

Caret received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Kansas State University and a

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(MBA) from

Wichita State University Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...

Career

In 1988, Caret began her career with Boeing and has held various program management positions in the defense business. Later, she became vice president and general manager of Vertical Lift within BDS. She served as chief financial officer and vice president of BDS, and then the presidency of Boeing Global Services and Support, which she held until assuming her current role as President and CEO of BDS in February 2016. In 2018, Caret was included in Fortune's Most Powerful Women list for the second consecutive year. In 2022, Caret retired as president of BDS.

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