Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Kathleen “ KJ” Jolivette, vice president and general manager, Vertical Lift, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, The Boeing Company. In celebration of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2024 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2024 dinner and reception.
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Kathleen ‘KJ’ Jolivette
Vice president and general manager, Vertical Lift, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Background: Jolivette oversees about 9,000 Boeing Vertical Lift employees designing, building and delivering military rotorcraft.
Key to success: “Flexibility. With the support of my family and the great opportunities within Boeing, I’ve been able to go where the business needs me. This has allowed me to expand my knowledge of the business and build deeper relationships with our workforce and customers.”
Source of pride: “As an Army veteran, a key responsibility in the Army is developing effective leaders. I carried that responsibility over to corporate America. It makes me happy to mentor and see leaders grow and take on more responsibility as they progress throughout their career.
I’m especially proud to see more female leaders in the aerospace industry.”
Surprising fact: “When I was younger and apparently not as wise as today, I took a leap of faith and jumped out of a perfectly good airplane with the U.S. Army Golden Knights.”
