Theodore “Ted” Colbert

Ted Colbert was named the President and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security on March 28, 2022. Previously, Colbert was President and CEO of Boeing’s Global Services with responsibility for leading Boeing’s aerospace services development for commercial, government and aviation industry customers worldwide. Prior to that role, Colbert was CIO and Senior Vice President of Information Technology & Data Analytics. Prior to joining Boeing in 2009, Colbert was senior vice president of Enterprise Architecture at Citigroup.

Mr. Colbert is the recipient of the 2022 Black Engineer of Year Award; 2021 Capital CIO of the Year ORBIE award; 2020 & 2021 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America by Savoy Magazine; First recipient of Fisher Center prize for Excellence in Driving Transformation; 2017 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America by Black Enterprise Magazine; 2017 Morehouse College Bennie Leadership Award for Excellence in Business; 2016 National Society of Black Engineers Golden Torch Legacy Award winner; and the 2015 Ebony Power 100 honoree.

Mr. Colbert is a graduate of the Dual Degree Engineering Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Morehouse College with degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Interdisciplinary Science.