Piyush Gandhi

Piyush is an experienced executive in the field of aviation and transportation. He is currently the Vice President of Operations and Business Development for the Presage Group Inc., which is an organization that uses psychological science-based analytics to understand the behaviours of employees (primarily pilots) in operational workplaces and provide mitigation strategies that ultimately improve the safety and performance of those organizations. Their clients include some of the largest airlines in the world. Most recently, he spent 2½ years with Sunwing Airlines as Vice President of Flight Operations. Along with safety, operational, regulatory, and fiduciary responsibility of more than 30,000 flights in the B737- 800/MAX-8 per year, he maintained his pilot proficiency flying on the line as a B737 Captain. Previously, he was the Vice President of Flight Operations at Porter Airlines, where he was a founding team member from its inception in early 2006. He contributed to helping build Porter from its humble four-aircraft operation to twenty-eight aircraft operating more than 65,000 flights per year and carrying more than 3 million passengers. Before that, Piyush spent ten years with Bombardier Aerospace as their Chief Pilot & Customer Liaison Pilot. In addition to his OEM certification/production test pilot duties on the Q400 and Global Express business jet, Piyush spent much of his Bombardier tenure overseas training pilots, delivering new aircraft, conducting sales & marketing tours, and providing operational support to various airlines and operators globally.