The Spirit of Our Organization

An inside look at the Lindbergh Foundation’s past, present and future accomplishments.

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Celebrating 45 Years of Charitable History

Through its awards, The Lindbergh Foundation has honored many prominent individuals for their extraordinary contributions to aviation and the environment. Through its grants, it has helped nurture talent and launch promising careers. Through its programs, it has helped apply the technologies of flight to preservation of the environment.

Looking Forward to 100 Years of Innovation

As we approach the 100th Anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s historic Spirit of St. Louis transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, The Lindbergh Foundation is focused on the biggest challenge of our time – Decarbonizing Aviation.

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Core Values

At the Lindbergh Foundation, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Our commitment to these values is unwavering – across all of our work around the world. They are central to our mission and to our impact. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas to solve the complex problems of a changing – and increasingly diverse world.

Governing Board of Directors

Erik Lindbergh

Chairman

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Reeve Lindbergh

Honorary Chairwoman

Gregg Maryniak

Vice Chairman

Steve_Smith

Steve Smith

Former NASA Astronaut

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Shawn O'Day

President | O’Day Consulting, LLC

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Tom Lee

Head of Business Development
Applied Mobility Partners

Richard Kane

CEO | VeriJet

Susan Ying

SVP | Global Partnerships
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Jeff Ford

Avex Innovations LLC

Mikail Kiva

Forthlane Partners

Board of Advisors

Lars Lindbergh

Secretary

John King

Co-Chairman | King Schools, Inc

Martha King

Co-Chairwoman | King Schools, Inc

Mike Parfit

Owner | Mountainside Films

Sean Tucker

Founder
Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety

Anousheh Ansari

XPRIZE

Kristina Lindbergh

Wendy Lindbergh

Peter H. Diamandis

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Miles O’Brien

Gwen Lighter

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Andre Borschberg

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Directors Emeriti

Albert Fried, Jr.

Barbara Kauffman Stokes 

Betty C. Jukes

Bradford D. Smith

Edward Acker

Capt. Alfred S. McLaren 

Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr.

Carrie W. Farmer 

Charles G. Houghton, III

Charles J. Kelly, Jr.

Clare Hallward 

Daniel Bennett 

Debra S. Scars 

Don Walsh 

Dorothy C. Jenkins

Dr. Charles F. Brush 

Dr. Edgar D. Mitchell

Dr. John H. Loret

Dr. John M. Levinson 

Dr. Nicholas Sullivan 

Dr. Richard D. Gilson

Dr. Robert B. Arnot

Dr. Sylvia A. Earle

Elaine Harrison

Faanya Rose 

Gen. Robert D. Beckel 

Gene Bratsch 

George L. Gildred

Greg Herrick 

Gregory E. Bradbury 

Hugh Downs 

John C.D. Bruno 

Joseph D. Anding

Judith A. Schiff

Kasse Andrews-Weller

Katherine Dougherty 

Kermit Weeks

Lorie Karnath 

Mark C. Ross

Orin E. Atkins

Peter Lawson-Johnston

Peter Lawson-Johnston, Il 

Richard C. Wiese

Richard W. Foss 

Robert Dragotta 

Robert Pearlman 

Robin Chandler Duke 

Steven R. Whitley

Thomas Turner 

William A. Nitze 

William K. Reilly 

Volunteers

Jim Liu

David Treinis

Connor Lotz

Kevin May

Lisa Flacke

About Us

The Lindbergh Foundation continues the legacy of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s lifetime of service by spearheading bold solutions and inspiring talent to help balance technology and the environment.

Founded in 1977 by Neil Armstrong, General James Doolittle and other friends of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the Lindbergh Foundation has a distinguished history of enabling innovation at the nexus of technology and the environment.

Through its awards, it has honored many prominent individuals for their extraordinary contributions to aviation and the environment. Through its grants, it has helped nurture talent and launch promising careers. Through its programs, it has helped apply the technologies of flight to preservation of the environment.

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