William Thornton

General William Thornton (ret.) has possibly flown every Air Force aircraft currently capable of flight. He has over 20 years of leadership experience that includes multiple C-level roles and the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force. His background includes VP of Cyber Security for E*Trade, Director of Air, Space and Information Operations for the Air Force Materiel Command, 412 Test Wing Commander for Edwards Air Force Base. While Commander of the 412 Test Wing he planned and executed 100s of the nation’s most important flight test programs at the largest test flight center in the U.S., including airborne laser shoot-down of missiles, X-51 hypersonic first flight, and F-35 among others.