Gretchen is a leader in safety performance improvement in the aviation industry and an internationally recognised expert in human factors.  She’s served in the US Air Force, been advisor to NATO, flown, designed and tested aircraft, and dedicated her career to initiatives that support human performance on the frontline. Previously, she was group director of safety for UK Air Traffic Control company NATS and group safety director of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, before becoming chief executive officer of global helicopter industry association Helioffshore.  Currently, she is a board director for HeliOffshore and the Flight Safety Foundation.