Ben Ivers is the Director of Emerging Technologies & Regulatory Strategy leading enterprise wide safety, regulatory affairs, strategy and advocacy for AAM, UAS, Autonomous Systems, AI,
Regulatory Innovation and Global Mandates. In this role, Ben leads his team to work closely with regulators and other government and industry stakeholders. Ben serves as the Chair of the AUVSI Air Advocacy Committee, Chair of the AIA Emerging Technologies Committee, Chair for the ICCAIA AAM Working Group and Treasurer for the Royal Aeronautical Society WDC branch.
He also actively supports Boeing’s involvement in FAA advisory committees, aviation rulemaking committees, industry groups including GAMA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, NAM and BRT as
well as standards organizations including ICAO, RTCA and more.

Prior to this role, Ben led Commercial Airplanes Product Development for Systems and Autonomy. There his team was responsible for research and development of new and derivative
airplane systems as well as advanced technologies.

Other past Boeing assignments include leadership roles in Electronic Systems, Airspace Design / Air Traffic Management, Certification and Electrical Design. Ben joined Boeing in
2004.

Ben has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and an MBA from the University of Washington