Jeffrey Rex (Past Speaker)

Jeff serves as Director of Panasonic Avionics Corporation. In this role, he leads Panasonic’s efforts in business and product development for the company’s advanced flight tracking, Iridium-based flight deck satellite communications, and aviation weather solutions. Additional responsibilities within Jeff’s group include the program management, design and development, production, and certification of these solutions on commercial airline fleets worldwide. Prior to joining Panasonic Avionics, Jeff served as Vice President Engineering & Product Integration with AirDat, where he was responsible for airline and aviation business and product development as well as the global certification and deployment of a proprietary weather sensing technology. He has also served as Vice President for L2 Aviation where he was responsible for the engineering, certification, integration, and overall program management of safety critical avionics systems on transport category aircraft for airlines, OEMs, and VIP operators. Jeff graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management, completed business program studies at IMD, and is a certified Project Management Professional.