Summary
Rocky Zhang is a seasoned civil aviation executive with three decades of hands-on experience across airlines, MRO operations, general aviation and regulatory affairs, currently serving as Vice President of Government Affairs at Textron. He combines deep technical expertise in maintenance, engineering and product certification—particularly with Boeing platforms—with strategic leadership in US-China aviation cooperation as co-chair of multiple committees and as Chairman of AsBAA China Mainland. A former Boeing Chief Engineer and long-tenured MRO manager, Rocky is equally comfortable in the hangar teaching maintenance practices and in high-level policy negotiation. His EMBA from Rutgers complements a technical foundation in civil aviation engineering, and his professional mantra, "Keep Learning," underpins a career defined by continuous cross-border collaboration and pragmatic problem-solving.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), EMBA, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), EMBA at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark
Bachelor's Degree, Civil Aviation Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Civil Aviation Engineering at Northwestern Polytechnic University (CN)