Brian E. Barents

Brian E.
Barents is the founder of Galaxy Aerospace Co LP, which was founded in 1997.
He held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer in 2001.
Currently, he is a Director at Flight Safety Foundation Ltd. and a Trustee at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
In the past, he held the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Learjet, Inc. from 1989 to 1996.
He was also a Chairman at Aerion Corp.
in 2018-2019.
He served as Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and as an Independent Director at Kaman Corp.
from 1996 to 2020.
He was a Director at CAE, Inc. from 2005 to 2012, at Eclipse Aviation Corp.
from 2001 to 2007, and at Hawker Beechcraft Quality Support Co., The NORDAM Group LLC, Beechcraft Corp., Beechcraft Holdings LLC, Hawker Beechcraft, Inc., and Hawker Beechcraft Notes Co. He was a Senior Executive at Toyota Motor Corp.
in 1989 and a Senior Vice President at Cessna Aircraft Co. from 1976 to 1987.
He also served as a Brigadier General in the US Air Force.