EAA’s CEO Named to Corporate Angel Network Board

Jack Pelton’s decades of aviation leadership will help support free flights for cancer patients.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Experimental Aircraft Association CEO Jack Pelton has joined the board of the Corporate Angel Network. [Credit: Corporate Angel Network LinkedIn]

Key Takeaways:

The Corporate Angel Network (CAN), which provides free corporate flights for cancer patients traveling to treatment, has announced the appointment of Jack Pelton to its board of directors.
Pelton brings extensive aviation leadership experience to CAN, currently serving as Chairman and CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and previously as Chairman, President, and CEO of Cessna.
His new role is expected to foster shared advocacy and outreach for public benefit flying within the general aviation community, leveraging the alignment between EAA's broad network and CAN's humanitarian mission.

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The Corporate Angel Network (CAN), a nonprofit organization that arranges free flights on corporate aircraft for cancer patients traveling to treatment facilities, has announced that Jack Pelton has joined its board of directors.

Pelton brings decades of aviation leadership to the volunteer position. He serves as chairman and CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and previously occupied the position of chairman, president and CEO of Cessna from November 2000 to May2011.