Chad Leqve

Chad Leqve brings over 29 years of experience in the airport industry, tackling complex operational, planning, and policy challenges. As former Vice President of Operations and Management at the Minneapolis Metropolitan Airports Commission, he oversaw Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and six general aviation airports. There, he led a strategic shift to data-driven, performance-based operations, launching new programs in training, analytics, planning, and asset management. Chad now serves as Vice President of Strategy at Copenhagen Optimization, with a focus on the North American market.