Michael Amalfitano is the President and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, leading the company’s global business with annual revenues of $1.5 billion and a fleet of more than 1,400 aircraft with over 850 customers across 70 diverse countries worldwide. A long-standing industry veteran, Amalfitano has 40+ years of experience in executive leadership, global sales originations, product portfolio management, strategic planning, marketing, communications, aircraft valuation, asset management, syndication & securitization and lease/finance structural analysis for the business aviation industry.
Prior to joining Embraer, Amalfitano served as Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Director of Business Aviation at Stonebriar Commercial Finance. He was also Managing Director and Executive Head of Global Corporate Aircraft Finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for more than 22 years, following a decade-long tenure in sales management at GE Capital.
For the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Amalfitano chairs the Communications Committee and serves on their Finance, Investment and Strategic Committees. He is actively engaged with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and serves as Vice Chair of their Advisory Council, as well as a member of their Leadership Council and Joint Task Force Committee. In addition, Amalfitano is a member of the board of directors for the International Aircraft Dealers Association (f/k/a the National Aircraft Resale Association), serving on their Marketing Committee, and is an active member of the European Business Aviation Association.
Past associations include the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, the National Aircraft Finance Association and Helicopter Association International. Amalfitano also holds the distinction of being the former two-term President of the National Aircraft Finance Association and of being the former Chairman of the Associate Members Advisory Council for the International Aircraft Dealers Association.
Amalfitano graduated with a B.A. in Economics and a master’s in Financial Management from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. He has written numerous articles for aviation industry publications and is an active speaker and panelist at business aviation seminars and finance conferences throughout the industry.
