Mike Foust

Mike Foust is the Executive Program Manager for T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Pilot Training Systems and T-7 Programs for Boeing's Global Services division. In his current role he is responsible for all Training, Simulation, and Sustainment for the T-7A Program – including Air Force and all future growth opportunities.

Prior to this position he was the Product Support Senior Program Manager for the U.S. Navy's MQ-25 Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Program. In that role, he was responsible for the complete Product Support & Training scope which included: LSA, Sparing, Training Systems, Training, and Support Equipment. In addition, Mike led a significant strategical focus on incorporating key Mission Accelerator and Digital Thread capabilities into the Program – focused on Availability and Readiness.

Mike has over 20 years of Boeing experience in Training and Support, covering a number of key U.S. Government and International Programs. He served as the Senior Program Manager for International and Domestic P-8A Training for the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. Mike also developed and led training solutions across several F-15 international customers including Korea, Singapore and Saudi Arabia.

From 2018-2020 Foust led the F/A-18 Kuwait Program for Air Dominance in Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). He was responsible for developing and producing advanced aircraft capabilities that were the predecessors to the U.S. Navy's Block III configuration. This scope included development of the Advanced Cockpit System (ACS), a full flight test program, production aircraft, product support and training elements.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Evansville.