Peter V. Agur Jr.
Managing Director and Founder, The VanAllen Group -
www.vanallen.com
Peter V. Agur Jr. has been a management consultant since 1985. His firm currently provides consulting services for, among other clients, large public and private corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and royal families. Peter began his career as an Army aviator and went on to work for several major airframe manufacturers. He has a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical sciences from the Metropolitan State College of Denver, and a master of business administration degree from Georgia State University.
James D. Butler
CEO, Shaircraft Solutions -
www.shaircraft.com
James D. Butler is an attorney and the CEO of Shaircraft Solutions. Shaircraft negotiates private-air-travel investments for individuals and businesses, including fractional ownership, jet-card programs, and charter. He specializes in fractional-share valuation disputes. Clients include pro golfers Scott Verplank and Scott Hoch and NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long.
Kevin O’Leary
Founder and President, Jet Advisors -
www.jetadvisors.com
Kevin O’Leary heads Jet Advisors, a full-service corporate-jet consulting firm in Broomfield, Colo. Prior to founding Jet Advisors, Kevin worked for Hawker Beechcraft, Travel Air, and Flight Options. He has a master of business administration degree and holds a commercial pilot’s license.
Walter Kraujalis
President, AeronomX -
www.AeronomX.com
Walter Kraujalis is an aviation attorney with expertise in sales and acquisitions, business development and due diligence, aircraft-selection analysis, and safety/management/ISBAO consulting, among other areas. He is a licensed pilot (commercial and private) with more than 9,400 hours of flight time. Walter is also a speaker and instructor at industry functions and has published numerous articles in aviation publications.
William Quinn
Director, Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions, Cerretani Aviation -
www.cerretaniaviation.com
William Quinn has been actively involved in the aviation industry for more than 41 years, during which time he served as a helicopter-maintenance technician in the United States Navy; worked for several aircraft manufacturers; founded a number of successful aviation businesses; and served as the director of aviation and chief pilot for a Fortune 500 company. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot license with type ratings in both business jets and helicopters.
H. Lee Rohde III
President, Aviation Management Systems -
www.amsinc.aero
Lee currently serves as president for Aviation Management Systems Inc. (AMS), located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In 2005 he joined Aviation Management Systems, which provides management-, technical-, operational-, and asset-based consulting services to the aviation, financial, insurance, and legal communities. Lee is an experienced pilot and holds a master of business administration degree and bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics.
Keith G. Swirsky
Chairman, Business Aviation Group, GKG Law -
www.aviationtaxlawyer.com
Keith G. Swirsky is an attorney and tax specialist concentrating in the areas of corporate-aircraft transactions and aviation taxation. GKG Law, in Washington, D.C., provides full-service tax and regulatory planning and counseling services to corporate-aircraft owners, operators, and managers. Keith holds a juris doctor degree and a master of laws degree in taxation from Georgetown University.
