Kate Fraser is a Senior Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, leading Booz Allen’s aviation safety practice. Ms. Fraser currently manages Booz Allen’s Safety Data Transformation Challenge contract which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to rapidly analyze aviation safety data and identify risks to the National Airspace System (NAS). Prior to joining Booz Allen, Ms. Fraser served as NetJets’ Director of Safety where she led the daily activities, strategic planning and safety critical programs of the world’s largest private jet operator.

In addition to her time at NetJets, Ms. Fraser spent three years in the emerging market of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) as Joby Aviation’s Head of Safety and Uber’s Head of Aviation Policy. In both roles, Ms. Fraser had the opportunity to engage with regulators and policymakers worldwide to enable the safe introduction of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and autonomous systems. Ms. Fraser’s expertise is also supported by nearly a decade of experience working as a safety analyst for the FAA’s Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention and as Director of Safety for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). 

A commercial pilot and certified flight instructor, Ms. Fraser holds a BS in Aeronautical Technology – Professional Pilot from Kansas State University and a MS in Human Factors in Aerospace from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Ms. Fraser currently serves on Embry-Riddle’s (Daytona) College of Aviation Industry Advisory Board and the Board of Directors of the Royal Aeronautical Society, DC Chapter. She previously had the honor of serving on the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) Board of Directors and the FAA’s Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB).