David Grizzle
David Grizzle is a business executive with experience in the airline and aerospace industries and founder of Dazzle Partners, LLC.{{cite web|title=Bolen to Represent Business Aviation at Air Traffic Controllers' Annual Conference|url=http://www.nbaa.org/news/update/2014/update14-12.php|website=www.nbaa.org|publisher=National Business Aviation Association|access-date=5 January 2015}} and served as Chief Operating Officer for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), overseeing the United States air traffic control system.{{cite web|title=FAA names Grizzle ATO COO on permanent basis|url=http://atwonline.com/aeropolitics/faa-names-grizzle-ato-coo-permanent-basis|website=atwonline.com|publisher=Air Transport World|access-date=December 16, 2014}} He has also served as Acting Deputy Administrator of the FAA{{cite web|title=Kabul International Airport Inaugurates State-Of-The-Art Radar System|url=http://kabul.usembassy.gov/pre_020310.html|website=kabul.usembassy.gov|publisher=Embassy of the United States - Kabul, Afghanistan|access-date=December 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019120014/http://kabul.usembassy.gov/pre_020310.html|archive-date=October 19, 2015}} and Senior Vice President of Continental Airlines.{{cite web|title=Continental Announces Retirement of David Grizzle|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/continental-announces-retirement-of-david-grizzle-64851882.html|website=www.prnewswire.com|publisher=PR Newswire}}
Education
David Grizzle went to Harvard University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in government and a Juris Doctor degree.{{cite web|title=State Bar of Texas|url=http://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=170071|website=texasbar.com|publisher=Texas Bar|access-date=December 15, 2014}}
Career
Grizzle has led transactions including the SkyTeam Alliance on behalf of Continental Airlines{{cite news|title=Continental-Delta-Northwest Soon To Start Joint Sales Activity|url=http://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Continental-Delta-Northwest-Soon-To-Start-Joint-Sales-Activity/?a=btn|access-date=14 October 2014|publisher=Business Travel News|date=June 12, 2003}} and he mediated the relationship between the FAA's unions and management. He owns a private consultancy, [http://www.dazzlepartners.com Dazzle Partners].{{cite web|title=Air Traffic Control - The Case for Privatization|url=http://www.nata.aero/eNewsletters.aspx?newsid=1985|website=www.nata.aero|publisher=National Air Transportation Association|access-date=December 16, 2014}}
Grizzle spent a significant part of his career with Texas Air Corporation (later Continental Airlines).{{cite web|title=Executive Changes|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/07/business/executive-changes-744189.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 16, 2014}} During his 23 years at Continental,{{cite web|title=Continental Announces Retirement of David Grizzle|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/continental-announces-retirement-of-david-grizzle-64851882.html|website=www.prnewswire.com|publisher=PR News Wire|access-date=December 15, 2014}} Grizzle was in charge of the marketing, strategic planning and international alliances divisions, and an early champion of the SkyTeam global alliance{{cite web|title=Continental Airlines to Expand Cooperation with U.S. and International Airlines|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319687/000031968702000028/f8k082302e991.htm|website=www.sec.gov|publisher=Securities & Exchange Commission|access-date=December 15, 2014}}
In 2004, Grizzle served the State Department for 14 months as part of the U.S. Government's reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan,{{cite news|title=Kabul bound: Continental exec takes leave of absence|url=http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Kabul-bound--Continental-exec-takes-leave-of-absence/|access-date=14 October 2014|publisher=Travel Weekly|date=August 24, 2004}} overseeing aviation, roads, power and communication reconstruction projects.{{cite web|title=Kabul International Airport Inaugurates State-Of-The-Art Radar System|url=http://kabul.usembassy.gov/pre_020310.html|website=kabul.usembassy.gov|publisher=US Embassy|access-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019120014/http://kabul.usembassy.gov/pre_020310.html|archive-date=October 19, 2015}} After his time with the State Department, Grizzle returned to Continental where he founded the Customer Experience division.
In 2009, Grizzle was appointed by President Obama to serve as Chief Counsel for the FAA.{{cite news|title=New FAA Chief Counsel Brings Long and Diverse Experience|url=http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=10614|access-date=14 October 2014|agency=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=faa.gov|date=July 6, 2009}} Until his departure in 2013,{{cite news|title=FAA Names New Air Traffic Organization COO|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2014-03-24/faa-names-new-air-traffic-organization-coo|access-date=14 October 2014|publisher=AIN Online|date=March 24, 2014}} Grizzle's roles within the FAA included Acting Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer. In his role as COO, Grizzle headed up Air Traffic Control.{{cite web|title=FAA names Grizzle ATO COO on permanent basis|url=http://atwonline.com/aeropolitics/faa-names-grizzle-ato-coo-permanent-basis|website=atwonline.com|publisher=ATW Online|access-date=December 15, 2014}}
Family
Grizzle and his wife, Anne,{{cite web|title=InterVarsity Alumni: Anne and David Grizzle|url=http://www.intervarsity.org/news/intervarsity-alumni-anne-and-david-grizzle|website=www.intervarsity.org|publisher=InterVarsity Christian Fellowship|access-date=December 15, 2014}} are parents to three adult sons and eight grandchildren.
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