About AOPA
Meet the AOPA Management Team
Craig Fuller, President
AOPA President Craig Fuller has assembled a team of top executives to oversee all of the association’s core areas, from advocacy to communications and from finance to safety. They are highly experienced in their respective fields and are fully committed to preserving and protecting all aspects of general aviation.
Robert H. Moran, Chief Operating Officer
Rob Moran has a successful track record leading associations and nonprofit organizations. Recognized nationally as a visionary and organizational architect, he joined AOPA in December of 2009. His duties include working with a senior team of highly capable leaders where he oversees activities in publications and media, government affairs, education and training, meetings and exhibits, public relations, advertising, and community outreach areas, as well as the President’s office and the AOPA Foundation.
He is also responsible for the membership marketing department, which develops marketing channels from direct marketing to e-commerce to maintaining and growing the association’s membership base, the information technology group, the corporate sponsorship department, and AOPA’s Insurance Agency located in Wichita Kansas.
Prior to assuming the COO position, he founded and led a professional services firm that specialized in organizational development, talent management, strategic planning, and leadership coaching. His work has included support and consultation to a wide range of clients with an emphasis on equipping organizations, companies, and their leaders for future success. Moran has also taught on the undergraduate and graduate level, and much of his research and teaching focuses on organizations in transition, leadership development, and the effectiveness of teams and governing bodies. Prior to establishing his firm he served in several leadership roles in both the health care and association sectors. Specific to associations he has been the CEO of four associations, two international and two state-based.
Moran received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, and has advanced degrees from Marymount (Master of Business Administration) and Harvard (Master of Public Administration) as well as a certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. He and his wife Nancy live in Camp Hill, Pa. He has two daughters.
Douglas Kitani, Chief Financial Officer
Douglas Kitani has extensive experience in private equity and corporate development. Prior to joining AOPA, Doug led strategic planning and acquisitions at DynCorp International and served on the boards of several joint ventures. Before joining DynCorp, he co-founded Calder Capital Partners, a private equity firm backed by Allied Capital and Goldman Sachs.
Doug oversees all financial operations, including reporting, planning and budgeting, accounting, risk management, contract management, tax and regulatory compliance, auditing, investments, and business and corporate development.
And, of course, Doug understands aviation. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and former Army pilot with qualifications in the UH-1, OH-58, and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Doug also holds an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
Bruce Landsberg, President, AOPA Foundation
Bruce Landsberg became the president of the AOPA Foundation in May 2010. He is responsible for all foundation activities including program development, safety seminars, publications, special educational and research projects, and donor cultivation. Prior to coming to the AOPA Foundation he lead the AOPA Air Safety Foundation (ASF) since 1992. During his tenure, ASF has been nationally recognized with numerous awards on aviation safety leadership and educational program excellence. He writes the monthly “Safety Pilot” column in AOPA Pilot magazine and a weekly blog – Leading Edge. He serves on many committees to represent general aviation interests in the FAA, NTSB, National Weather Service, collegiate aviation and various industry groups.
Before coming to AOPA , Landsberg was product marketing manager for FlightSafety International in Wichita, Kan., specializing in transition and instrument proficiency training programs for high-performance singles, light twins, and turboprops, and for airline pilot recruitment programs. Prior to that, he was manager for Cessna Aircraft Company’s Air Age education department involved in fleet sales of aircraft to colleges and universities.
Landsberg writes the monthly “Safety Pilot” column in AOPA Pilot magazine, as well as a popular weekly blog in AOPA ePilot. He represents general aviation interests with the FAA, NTSB, National Weather Service, collegiate aviation programs, and various industry groups.
A former U.S. Air Force officer Landsberg holds a B.A. in Psychology and a master’s degree in industrial technology from the University of Maryland.
Landsberg has logged more than 6,000 hours and holds airline transport pilot (ATP), single-engine, multiengine, and instrument flight instructor certificates. He has been an AOPA member for more than 40 years.
