Peter V. Agur Jr.
Managing Director
and Founder,
The VanAllen Group
770.507.5001
www.vanallen.com
Peter V. Agur Jr. has been a management consultant since 1985. His firm provides consulting services for large corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and royal families. Peter began his career as an Army aviator and went on to work for several major airframe manufacturers. He has a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical sciences from the Metropolitan State College of Denver and a Master of Business Administration degree from Georgia State University.
James D. Butler
CEO, Shaircraft Solutions
301.652.9885
www.shaircraft.com
James D. Butler is an attorney and the CEO of Shaircraft Solutions, which negotiates private-air-travel investments for individuals and businesses, including fractional ownership, jet-card programs, and charter. James specializes in fractional-share valuation disputes, and his clients include professional athletes. He also authors Inside Private Air Travel, a blog devoted exclusively to private-air travel.
Kevin O’Leary
Founder and President, Jet Advisors
866.538.2384
www.jetadvisors.com
Kevin O’Leary heads Jet Advisors, a full-service private-jet acquisition and brokerage firm in Bedford, Mass. Prior to founding Jet Advisors, Kevin worked for Hawker Beechcraft, Travel Air, and Flight Options. He is working on his Ph.D. in aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has a Master of Business Administration degree and holds a multiengine commercial pilot’s license.
Walter Kraujalis
President, AeronomX
727.233.3429
www.aeronomx.com
Walter Kraujalis is an aviation attorney with expertise in sales and acquisitions, business development and due diligence, aircraft-selection analysis, and safety/management/ISBAO consulting, among other areas. He is a licensed pilot (commercial and private) with more than 9,400 hours of flight time. Walter is also a speaker and instructor at industry functions and has published numerous articles in aviation publications.
William Quinn
Managing Director, Charleston Aviation Partners, LLC
843.886.3313
billquinn@charlestonaviation.com
Bill Quinn has been actively involved in the aviation industry for more than 40 years, during which time he has served as an aircrew member in a United States Navy helicopter squadron; worked for two aircraft manufacturers; founded a number of successful aviation businesses, including Aviation Management Systems; and served as the director of aviation and chief pilot for a Fortune 500 company. He has flown more than 6,000 hours, holds an Airline Transport Pilot license with type ratings in both business jets and helicopters, and is a certified aircraft appraiser.
H. Lee Rohde III
President, Aviation Management Systems
603.431.3362
www.amsinc.aero
H. Lee Rohde III currently serves as president of Aviation Management Systems, a Portsmouth, N.H., company that provides management-, technical-, operational-, and asset-based consulting services to the aviation, financial, insurance, and legal communities. He joined the firm in 2005. Lee is an experienced pilot and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics.
Keith G. Swirsky
President and
Chairman, Business Aviation Group And Tax Group, GKG Law
202.342.5200
www.aviationtaxlawyer.com
Keith G. Swirsky is an attorney and tax specialist concentrating in the areas of corporate-aircraft transactions and aviation taxation. GKG Law, in Washington, D.C., provides full-service tax and regulatory planning and counseling services to corporate aircraft owners, operators, and managers. Keith holds a Master of Laws degree in taxation and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University.
