Jay Pereira

Jay Pereira currently serves as Vice President & General Manager of Government Programs at AAR CORP., a position held since September 2013, following a previous role as Vice President of Business Development. Prior experience includes serving as Director of Logistics Programs at Derco Aerospace, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services Company, from April 2008 to August 2013, and as a consultant at SAIC from June 2006 to April 2008, focusing on strategy and defense policy. Jay Pereira also held the position of Strategic Communications Branch Chief and Defense Policy Analyst with the United States Air Force from June 2004 to June 2006. Educational qualifications include an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, achieved in June 2023, an Executive Certificate in Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management from the same institution (2018-2020), and a BA in Government and International Politics from George Mason University.