Lane Ballard

Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering & Technology Innovation at Boeing at Boeing

Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

About Lane Ballard

Lane Ballard is Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering & Technology Innovation at Boeing at Boeing. Location: Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States.

As the Boeing Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering & Technology Innovation, I help shape the company’s global technology strategy and build the engineering capabilities required to support current programs and future products. Over the past 30+ years at Boeing, I’ve had the opportunity to lead cross-functional teams across advanced technology development, program delivery, and production improvement efforts. Before this role, I was Vice President and Chief Engineer of Global, Supply Chain and Systems Engineering, where I worked with colleagues to strengthen supply-chain connections, improve first-pass quality, and scale engineering solutions. I also served as Vice President and General Manager of the 787 Program and as Site Leader for Boeing South Carolina, overseeing in the design, production and delivery of the 787 Dreamliner and shaping the longer-term production system plans. Earlier roles included leading cross-functional teams in 787 preflight, paint and delivery, as well as spearheading production transformation initiatives for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. I served as director of the 787 Lean Global Production System and the BCA Lean Enterprise Office. I also led global research and development programs in materials and manufacturing technologies across Boeing commercial, space and defense businesses, managing teams working in metals, ceramics, composites fabrication, assembly and automation. I hold a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and both an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I focus on marrying technology strategy with engineering execution to deliver safe, reliable, and innovative aerospace systems while developing the next generation of engineering talent.

Skills

  • Program Management
  • Supply Chain Optimization

Additional experience

  • Vice President & Chief Engineer Global, Supply Chain and Systems Engineering

    Boeing

    January 2024 – March 2026

Education

  • MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Bachelor of Science, Virginia Tech