Leanne G. Caret

Leanne G. Caret
Senior Advisor

Leanne Caret is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone and a Director on the boards of Deere & Company and Raytheon Technologies. She was President and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) for six years until 2022. Leading that global business unit, Caret oversaw 30,000 employees across four continents and drove significant growth in both revenue ($34 billion) and profits amidst tumultuous market conditions.

Caret previously served as President of Boeing Global Services and Support, a $10 billion business. In that leadership role, she set a new worldwide strategy allowing for creation of a single service organization to provide streamlined maintenance, modification, field support, and parts distribution to customers across Boeing's broad base of businesses. Prior to leading Global Services and Support, Caret served as Chief Financial Officer of BDS. Over her 34-year career at Boeing, she rose rapidly through finance and operations and general management, working with all parts of the company around the world.

Caret serves on the boards of FIRST, Kansas State University Foundation, and USO Inc. She is a member of the George W. Bush Women’s Initiative Policy advisory council and the advisory boards of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute and the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.