David (Dave) M. Bowman
Vice President and General Manager
Tanker Programs
Dave Bowman is vice president and general manager for Tanker Programs, a business unit of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Tanker Programs includes the continued pursuit of the U.S. Air Force tanker contract and the international tanker business.
Prior to his current assignment, Bowman was vice president and general manager of Global Mobility Systems (GMS). GMS consists of domestic and international mobility businesses including the C-17 airlifter, the KC-767 tanker, the C-27J tactical airlifter, the C-40 and C-32 VIP transports, and advanced mobility systems.
Before that, he was vice president and C-17 program manager. Since joining the company in 1979, Bowman has held a variety of technical and leadership roles in flight test engineering and operations, production engineering, design engineering, project management and program management for several commercial and military air vehicle platforms.
He attended California State University at Long Beach and National University, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. Bowman received his Master of Science degree in global technology management from Pepperdine University. He is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a senior member of the International Society of Flight Test Engineers, where he served on the International Board of Directors for six years. He is also currently serving on the board of directors for the California Conference for Equality and Justice, Special Olympics Southern California, and the YMCA of Greater Long Beach. Bowman is also a member of the board of trustees for the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children's Hospital.
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