Rebecca Guy is the FAA’s Acting Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Mrs. Guy manages and provides guidance to the Program Management Organization, Mission Support Services, Safety and Technical Training, and Management Services of the Air Traffic Organization (ATO).   

She oversees the framework of these organizations; harmonizes support of the operation; assures modernization of NAS operations; directs the establishment of policies, standards, and procedures; realigns programs and priorities; optimizes hiring and placement efforts; and leads the ATO’s budget and program activities. 

Prior to assuming her current position, Mrs. Guy served as Vice President of Technical Operations in the ATO. She managed the people and infrastructure that provide Air Navigation Services needed for the safe, efficient, and secure operation of the National Airspace System (NAS). She also previously served as Vice President of the Program Management Organization, where she provided program and acquisition management for FAA infrastructure programs that transform, modernize, and sustain the NAS.  

She also previously served as the Director of Strategy, in the ATO’s Mission Support Services, where she was responsible for evaluating and prioritizing Air Traffic operational needs for airspace modernization.  

Mrs. Guy has been with the FAA for more than 20 years, where she has focused on evaluating and prioritizing Air Traffic operational needs for airspace modernization. She has managed multiple agency programs, including Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar, which was a cross-agency program with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security; Unmanned Aircraft Systems; and Commercial Space and air traffic systems for the en route, oceanic, and terminal environments.    

Mrs. Guy is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and has her master’s certificate in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. She is a certified Program Management Professional.