Robert F. Leduc (2020)
President of Pratt & Whitney (Ret.)
Biography
Robert F. Leduc, retired President of Pratt & Whitney was appointed to the AAR Board of Directors in 2020.
Mr. Leduc is the former President of Pratt & Whitney, a role he held from January 2016 to February 2020. Mr. Leduc previously held a number of senior executive roles over 38 years at United Technologies Corporation, including President of Sikorsky in 2015. He began his career in aerospace engineering at Pratt & Whitney, holding roles of increasing leadership responsibility in program management, strategy and customer support.
Leduc is a member of the board of the Connecticut Science Center, and he established the Robert and Jeanne Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He also serves as an advisor to Advent International.
He earned a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Southeastern Massachusetts University (now Umass Dartmouth) and an honorary doctorate in business from the University of Massachusetts.
