Russell W. Meyer, Jr.
Chairman Emeritus, Cessna Aircraft Company
Russell W. Meyer, Jr. is a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cessna Aircraft Company for 28 years, presiding over the growth of the company into a global leader in general aviation. Mr. Meyer joined Cessna Aircraft Company as Executive Vice President in June 1974 and was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer one year later. A native of Davenport, Iowa, he previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Grumman American Aviation Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1966-1974. From 1961-1966, he was an attorney with the firm of Arter & Hadden in Cleveland. Mr. Meyer graduated from Yale University with a B.A. degree in 1954 and earned his Doctor of Law degree from Harvard Law School in 1961. He served with the Marine Corps Reserve from 1958-1961. A commercial, instrument-rated pilot with more than 17,000 hours of flight time, he is type–rated in all models of the Cessna Citation business jet and regularly flies as a pilot–in–command.