Tony Mathis

As president and chief executive officer of GE Edison Works, Tony leads a unique team focused on creating future technologies and business opportunities for next-generation combat engines and systems that will influence the technology roadmap for many decades. After serving as chief marketing officer for Military Marketing, Tony was promoted to general manager for Military Customer Support, where he and his international team of field service representatives provided continuous support to military customers around the world.
As vice president of the F414, F404, J85 and TF34 engine programs, Tony oversaw all aspects of the product lines from production, engineering, sales and marketing, advanced application development and customer support. He became the GE Aviation senior account executive at Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Seattle, where he managed the integration of GE’s engines and systems content on Boeing’s commercial aircraft programs.
In 2016, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Aviation Military Systems. In this role, he led a team that was responsible for developing, manufacturing, and supporting a $4 billion portfolio of advanced and next generation engines and systems on military air combat, trainer, tanker, helicopter, and marine applications for 300 U.S. and international customers.
Prior to joining GE, he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force for nine years, working as a flight-test and propulsion-project engineer and achieving the rank of captain.