Keith W. Meurlin, Major General, USAF (retired), President
Retired Major General Keith Meurlin has spent his entire 52-year career in military and civilian aviation. Keith began his career in 1972, serving in the Air Force on Active duty, in the National guard and Reserves advancing to the rank of Major General.
He is a pilot who flew the KC-135, C-7 and C-130 for the first half of his career then in aircraft maintenance and logistics as a squadron and group commander, assistant director at an aircraft depot, at Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command Headquarters, acting Vice Commander of Air Material Command and the assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Keith completed his career in 2009 after establishing the Wounded Warrior Office for the Secretary of Defense.
On the civilian side, Keith came to Dulles Airport in 1977, as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) where he served as an Operations Officer, Head of Engineering and Maintenance, Head of Operations and Airport Manager for 16+ years before retiring in 2005 from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). MWAA took over the airports from the FAA in 1987. When Keith came to Dulles, there were parking meters on the arrivals and departures ramp, and the airport only served 2.8M passengers.
Twice during his tenure, Dulles was the fastest growing airport in the United States. During that time, the midfield concourses, parking garages, cargo facilities grew fourfold, and the underground work was concluded for the train system. When he retired, Dulles served 27 million passengers, which has been the most ever to date.
After his retirement from Dulles, the Air Force, and a short stint consulting, Keith joined the Washington Airports Task Force (WATF) as the President and CEO in 2014. The WATF is an organization dedicated to promoting the expansion and enhancement of aviation services for Virginia and the National capital region.
