I can't see that being a major issue in 2012. It should be, people should be in jail, but it won't be. Does anyone know his positions on anything?
He is like any other business person in that he gives small amounts of money to both parties, depending on what is best for his shareholders.
ALAN MULALLY
Title: President and CEO, Ford Motor Company
Joined Ford: September 2006
Alan Mulally is president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company. He also is a member of the companys Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Ford in September 2006, Mulally served as executive vice president of The Boeing Company, and president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. In that role, he was responsible for all of the companys commercial airplane programs and related services. Mulally also was a member of the Boeing Executive Council and served as Boeings senior executive in the Pacific Northwest.
Mulally was named Boeings president of Commercial Airplanes in September 1998. The responsibility of chief executive officer for the business unit was added in March 2001.
Previously, Mulally served as president of Boeing Information, Space & Defense Systems and senior vice president of The Boeing Company. Appointed to that role in February 1997, he was responsible for Boeings defense, space and government business.
Beginning in 1994, Mulally was senior vice president of Airplane Development for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group, responsible for all airplane development activities, flight test operations, certification and government technical liaison. Earlier, Mulally served as Boeings vice president of Engineering, and as vice president and general manager of the 777 program.
Mulally joined Boeing in 1969 and progressed through a number of significant engineering and program-management assignments, including contributions on the 727, 737, 747, 757 and 767 airplanes.
Throughout his career, Mulally has been recognized for his contributions and industry leadership, including being named Industry Leader of the Year by Automotive News magazine, one of The Worlds Most Influential People by TIME magazine, one of The 30 Most Respected CEOs by Barrons magazine, Person of the Year by Aviation Week magazine and one of The Best Leaders by BusinessWeek magazine.
Mulally serves on the Presidents Export Council which was formed in 2010 to advise U.S. President Barack Obama on export enhancement and ways to encourage companies to increase exports and enter new markets. He previously served as co-chair of the Washington Competitiveness Council, and sat on the advisory boards of NASA, the University of Washington, the University of Kansas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of Englands Royal Academy of Engineering.
He also served as a past president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and is a former president of its Foundation. Additionally, Mulally served as a past chairman of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association.
Mulally holds bachelors and masters of science degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Kansas, and earned a masters in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a 1982 Alfred P. Sloan fellow.
A native of Kansas, Mulally is a private pilot and enjoys tennis, golf and reading.