Alan Mulally

Alan Mulally served as president and chief executive officer of the Ford Motor Company and as a member of Ford’s board of directors from 2006 - 2014.

Mulally led Ford’s transformation into one of the world’s leading automobile companies and the #1 automobile brand in the United States. He guided Ford in working together on a compelling vision, comprehensive strategy, and implementation of the One Ford plan to deliver profitable growth for all of the company’s stakeholders.

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Prior to joining Ford, Mulally served as executive vice president of the Boeing Company, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and president of Boeing Information, Space and Defense Systems from 1969 – 2006 where he created his “Working Together” Leadership and Management System for global aerospace leadership.

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Throughout his career, Mulally has developed and nurtured his Our “Working Together” Leadership and Management System and Our Connected, Collaborative, and Aligned Culture of Love by Design to Create Value and Growth for All the Stakeholders and the Greater Good. Mulally has been recognized for his contributions, industry leadership, and service, including being named #3 on Fortune’s “World’s Greatest Leaders,” one of the 30 “World’s Best CEO’s” by Barrons’ magazine, one of “The World’s Most influential People” by Time magazine, “Chief Executive of the Year” by Chief Executive magazine, Engineer of the Year by Design News, and the Leader of the Future by the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute in 2006. He was also honored with the American Society for Quality’s medal for excellence in executive leadership, the Automotive Executive of the Year, and the Thomas Edison Achievement Award. Mulally is a Museum of Flight Pathfinder and a member of the Automobile Hall of Fame. Most recently, Alan was recognized with the USA Baldrige Foundation’s 2025 Lifetime Leadership Service Award.

Mulally previously served on President Obama’s United States Export Council. He served as co-chairman of the Washington Competitiveness Council and has served on the advisory boards of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the University of Washington, the University of Kansas, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and United States Business Roundtable. Mulally has also served as President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association. Mulally is a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of England’s Royal Academy of Engineering.

 

Mulally currently serves on the board of directors of Google, Carbon 3D, and the Mayo Clinic. Mulally holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Kansas, and a Masters in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow.

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ALAN’S “WORKING TOGETHER”™ ©

KEY REFERNCES & LINKS

 

 

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“A Conversation with Alan Mulally about His “Working Together”© Strategic, Operational, and Stakeholder-Centered Management System,” Alan Mulally and Sarah McArthur, Leader to Leader, Volume 2022, Issue 104. PDF.

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Work Is Love Made Visible: A Collection of Essays About the Power of Finding Your Purpose from the World’s Greatest Thought Leaders, Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, Sarah McArthur, foreword Alan Mulally. Amazon.“People

 

“Working Together”© to Produce the Preferred Boeing 777 Airplane Family,” Sarah McArthur, Alan Mulally, Dan Dornseif, Michael Lombardi, Peter M. Morton, Lars Andersen, Ron Ostrowski, and John Roundhill, Leader to Leader, Volume 2025, Issue 117, Wiley, May 19, 2025. PDF.

 

American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company, Bryce Hoffman.

 

“Engineer of the Year Alan Mulally” Lawrence D. Maloney, Design News, March 4, 1996.

 

USA Baldrige Foundation's 2025 Lifetime Leadership Service Award “Announcing Recipients of Baldrige Foundation Leadership Awards for 2025,” Baldrige Foundation, January 28, 2025. Instagram Post and X Post. 2025 E. David Spong Lifetime Achievement Award: Alan Mulally, Baldrige Foundation, April 1, 2025. A Conversation with Alan Mulally, Baldrige Foundation, April 1, 2025. “Leading with Love and Excellence: How “Working Together” © Implements the Baldrige Excellence Framework,” Debbie Collard, Susan Ireland, and Sarah McArthur, Leader to Leader, Volume 2025, Issue 118, Wiley, August 11, 2025.

 

The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations - Great Results, foreword and chapter by Alan Mulally about how leader humility enables and nurtures effective working together by great teams, Marilyn Gist, PhD. Amazon.

 

“Drive One Direction: How To Unleash The Accelerating Power of Alignment and Jesus' Thoughts,” Dave Ramos, September 23, 2024.