Biography

General Michael Minihan is a retired four-star U.S. Air Force general who brings 34 years of military leadership, aviation operations and global strategic command experience to the Gogo Board, where he is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Chair of the Military and Governance Committee.

During his 34-year military career, General Minihan commanded at every level, culminating as Commander, Air Mobility Command. He led more than 110,000 aviators and a fleet of 1,100 aircraft executing global missions. He previously served as Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, overseeing operations across a region spanning more than 40 nations and representing more than half the world’s population and trade. A pilot with over 3,400 flying hours in airlift and tanker aircraft, he also led squadrons, wings and a deployed joint task force.

In addition to the Gogo board, General Minihan serves as Senior Advisor to Reliable Robotics Corporation, Beta Technologies Inc., Radia, California Forever, Victory Venture Healthcare, Airspace Data, Elanah.AI and Coulson Aviation USA. He is a Senior Principal at Pallas Advisors, a member of the Senior Advisory Group for Paladin Capital Group and an advisor to the Center for Asia-Pacific Strategy. General Minihan is Chairman of the Candy Bomber Foundation.

General Minihan holds a BS from Auburn University.