Ben Clayton, ATP (he/him/his)

Chief Executive Officer
Life Flight Network, Oregon, United States

Ben serves as the CEO for Life Flight Network, leading a team of over 900 dedicated professionals in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Ben joined Life Flight Network in 2015 and has filled a variety of operational, safety, and executive leadership roles of increasing responsibility, becoming the CEO on July 1, 2022. A skilled leader, Ben brings with him extensive experience in aviation safety, leadership, and complex operations. His leadership philosophy centers on the people who make up Life Flight Network and ensuring they have what they need to meet the mission of saving lives with industry leading care and transport.

Prior to joining Life Flight Network, Ben served as a helicopter pilot and Aviation Safety Officer in the United States Marine Corps. During this time, he participated in both land and ship-based deployments including to Iraq and several countries in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia. He trained extensively in complex operations and in aviation safety. Following the Marine Corps, and before joining Life Flight Network, Ben flew helicopters in Africa for a global aviation company.

Ben grew up in Canby, Oregon, and graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in general science.

He serves on the boards of directors for both the Association of Air Medical Services and the Air Medical Operators Association.

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Presentation(s):

• The Blame Game: How a Failure to Learn Impacted My Leadership Philosophy

  Sunday, December 31, 2023
  15:30 – 15:50 East Coast USA Time