Rama Bondada (MBA ’05) | March 2025

Bondada (MBA 2005) was appointed Vice President of Investor Relations at StandardAero, a leading pure-play provider of aerospace aftermarket services for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. 

In this new role for StandardAero, Bondada will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive investor relations function and program. He will take the lead in maintaining effective relationships with the investment community and ensuring consistent and timely communication of financial results for the company. Bondada will report to Dan Satterfield, Chief Financial Officer of StandardAero and will be located at the company’s Scottsdale, Arizona headquarters.

Prior to joining StandardAero, Bondada served as Vice President, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy and U.S. Corporate Development for Lilium Aviation, where he also served as interim CFO prior to its recent privatization. Bondada has more than 15 years of experience in equity investing at several U.S. asset management firms such as First Manhattan, Balyasny Asset Management and Lord, Abbett and Co. Prior to his buy-side career he spent five years in investment banking and sell-side research at Royal Bank of Canada and Macquarie Capital.

His investment specialty has primarily focused on the aerospace and defense sector in addition to global industrials, transportation and materials. Bondada also worked for Lockheed Martin and Honeywell Aerospace.