KEVIN W. BILLINGS, OBE
Kevin Billings is founder and CEO of Legation Strategies. He is a proven executive with extensive experience in the strategic management of defence, energy and industrial organizations in both the public and private sectors. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as an Assistant Secretary of the United States Air Force where his responsibilities included the world-wide management and direction of the Air Force $38 billion installations, logistics, environment, and energy programs. His experience is multi-dimensional in terms of strategic management, international and domestic business operations, transformation and change management.
As part of his corporate experience he co-led a multi-divisional acquisition project and secured $1.5 billion in financing from international participants, developed a successful acquisition plan for a $2 billon energy company, and created a multi-functional marketing and US government operations business model for a global aerospace and industrial company headquartered outside the United States. Kevin is an Honorary Group Captain in the Royal Air Force and member of the 601 (County of London) Squadron RAuxAF, a Visiting Fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies in Washington, DC and serves as a member of a number of corporate and nonprofit boards.
In King Charles III’s 2024 New Years Honours List, Kevin was named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire