NASA Glenn: Power, Energy & Sustainable Aviation

Dr. Jimmy Kenyon is director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. He oversees a staff of more than 3,200 civil servants and support service contractors and an annual budget of approximately $900 million.

Prior to becoming Glenn’s director, Kenyon served as director of the Advanced Air Vehicles Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. He also worked at Pratt & Whitney, where he held leadership roles in business development, program management, and engineering. Dr. Kenyon joined Pratt & Whitney after 17 years as a civilian in the Department of Defense, including six years in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of the Royal Aeronautical Society.