# Marc Allen

> Marc Allen is the CEO of Electra.aero, a Manassas, Virginia startup building the EL9, a nine-seat hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft that can lift off in roughly 150 feet of runway. A Yale Law graduate and former U.S. Supreme Court clerk who spent 17 years at Boeing - including stints as Chief Strategy Officer, President of Boeing International, and Chairman of Wisk Aero - Allen left the world's largest aerospace company in August 2024 to run a startup chasing what he calls 'Direct Aviation': air travel without airports, emissions, or noise. Under his watch Electra has stacked up roughly 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion and closed a $115 million Series B.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Electra.aero
- **Organizations:** Electra.aero, The Boeing Company, Wisk Aero, Trilateral Commission, The Parthenon Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Political Science, summa cum laude (certificate in economics), Princeton University, JD, Yale Law School
- **Known for:** Led Electra to roughly 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion, one of the largest order pipelines in Advanced Air Mobility, Closed Electra's $115 million Series B funding round (April 2025), Served nearly a decade on Boeing's Executive Council

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
- **Early career** — Co-founded a sports medicine startup; business consultant at The Parthenon Group
- **Pre-Boeing** — Litigated complex commercial cases as a lawyer in Washington, D.C.
- **Boeing era** — General Counsel of Boeing International; President of Boeing China; President of Boeing's Embraer Partnership; President of Boeing International
- **Boeing era** — Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Strategy and Corporate Development; led the $5 billion customer finance business; nearly a decade on Boeing's Executive Council; Chairman of Wisk Aero, leading its restructuring and full acquisition
- **2024-08** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Electra.aero, succeeding founder John S. Langford as CEO
- **2025-03** — Electra reports ~2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion for the EL9
- **2025-04** — Electra closes $115 million Series B led by Prysm Capital

## Achievements

- Led Electra to roughly 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion, one of the largest order pipelines in Advanced Air Mobility
- Closed Electra's $115 million Series B funding round (April 2025)
- Served nearly a decade on Boeing's Executive Council
- As President of Boeing International, oversaw Boeing's enterprise functions worldwide
- Chaired Wisk Aero and led its restructuring and full acquisition by Boeing
- Clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
- Graduated summa cum laude from Princeton and earned a JD from Yale Law School

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Electra closed a $115 million Series B led by Prysm Capital to fund pre-production and certification of the EL9.
- **2025-03** — Electra announced roughly 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion for the EL9 ultra-short aircraft.
- **2024-08** — Marc Allen named CEO of Electra, taking over day-to-day leadership from founder John Langford.

## Links

- Website: https://electra.aero
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-marc-allen/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ElectraAero
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/people/Electraaero/100057108863908/

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Last updated: 2026-06-11