Our Mission
We believe that advances in machine learning and natural language processing in particular have the potential to radically change nearly every industry. Our mission is to bring those advances to the field of aviation safely and effectively.
- A Wealth of Industry Knowledge
- Our team has a wealth of industry knowledge and experience. We operate our own fleet of light jets and use our own products to manage our fleet.
- Cutting-Edge Technology
- Our products are built on top of the latest breakthroughs in generative AI, machine learning, and genetic algorithms.
- Environmental Commitment
- We are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of aviation through both optimizing fleets and creating technology that makes it easier to track carbon and purchase carbon credits.
Our Team
Led by a group of aviation, finance, and technology experts, the Jet.AI executive team is executing on a vision to transform the aviation industry with AI.
Mike Winston
Chairman
Mike Winston, CFA began his career in 1999 with Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation and later worked as a portfolio manager at Millennium Partners LP where for five years he and a colleague managed a $1 billion merger arbitrage and event driven capital allocation. In 2012, he formed the Sutton View Group of companies, an alternative asset management platform where he advised one of the largest academic endowments in the world. He co-led a successful activist litigation against the board of Dole Foods in its management led buyout and obtained a 35% increase in total consideration on behalf of all stockholders. Institutional Investor Magazine has recognized Mr. Winston for professional excellence; he has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and has appeared on CNBC. Mr. Winston received an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Columbia Business School in 2005, and a BA in Economics from Cornell University in 1999. While at Cornell he studied for a year at the London School of Economics and at age 18 won a $1 million prize from IBM for his first startup company. Mr. Winston is a CFA Charterholder, and a member of the Economic Club of New York.
George Murnane
Chief Executive Officer
George Murnane has over 20 years of senior executive experience, including 14 years as a Chief Operating Officer and/or Chief Financial Officer, in the air transportation and aircraft industry, including for ImperialJet S.a.l (CEO 2013-2019), VistaJet Holdings, S.A. (COO and Acting CFO, 2008), Mesa Air Group (CFO, 2002-2007), North-South Airways (COO and CFO, 2000-2002), International Airline Support Group (Executive Vice President, COO and CFO, 1996-2002) and Atlas Air, Inc. (Executive Vice President and COO, 1995-1996). From 2009 until he joined our company, Mr. Murnane was a managing partner of Barlow Partners, a consulting services firm providing operational and financial management, merger and acquisition, financing and restructuring expertise to industrial and financial companies. Mr. Murnane received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980.
Patrick McNulty
Chief Operating Officer
Patrick McNulty, COO, continues his career at Jet.AI following eight successful years with Honda Aircraft Company as a manager of Sales Operations and Business Development. Mr. McNulty is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on the HondaJet. While with Honda Aircraft, Mr. McNulty led the development of a robust sales engineering team and was instrumental in product development and market analysis for the manufactuer. Prior to Honda Aircraft Company, he worked in the aircraft engine division of Rolls-Royce North America and at light jet manufacturer Eclipse Aviation. Mr. McNulty is a graduate of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (BS Aerospace Engineering, MBA Aviation) and resides in Henderson, NV with his wife and two children. He is an avid fan of Formula 1 and enjoys golfing in his free time.
Kienan Franklin
Vice President of Sales
Kienan Franklin, VP of sales, continues his career at Jet.AI following six successful years focused on new aircraft sales of Cessna’s CitationJet series. Since joining Jet.AI, Kienan has already been promoted reflecting his exceptional skill with sales and customer relationships. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2011 with a BA in marketing and resides in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and two children. In his free time, Kienan enjoys skiing, hunting, and all things outdoors with his family.
Jake Vale
Chief Marketing Officer
Jake Vale, CMO, designs and executes marketing strategies including Jet.AI’s historic capital raise efforts, oversees investor relations and public relations activity as well as manages direct to consumer marketing of jet card, fractional ownership and charter offerings including CharterGPT. Mr. Vale previously managed marketing budget allocation for tZERO’s security token offering as well as Reg CF and Reg A raises on the StartEngine platform. Mr. Vale is a graduate of SDSU (BA Marketing & minor in Film) and resides in Northern NV with his wife and two children.