Kevin Michaels Managing Director AeroDynamic Advisory

Kevin Michaels is the author of AeroDynamic: Inside the High-Stakes Global Jetliner Ecosystem, a recipient of the 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award. 

Kevin is Managing Director of AeroDynamic Advisory, a specialty consulting firm focused on the global aerospace and aviation industries. He has 34 years of experience, including hundreds of consulting engagements for leading aviation and aerospace companies across the globe. Kevin is a globally recognized expert in the aerospace manufacturing and MRO sectors, and has significant functional expertise in business-to-business marketing, customer satisfaction, M&A advisory, technology assessment, cluster development, and strategic planning. His experience spans the air transport, business & general aviation, and military sectors. 

Kevin is a contributing columnist to Aviation Week & Space Technology and Forbes. He also chairs the Industry Advisory Board of the University of Michigan’s Aerospace Engineering Department, and is on the Board of Directors of Proponent, a leading aerospace distributor. He holds BS - Aerospace Engineering and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan, and MSc and PhD degrees in International Relations from the London School of Economics.