Board Committees

Laura became a member of Joby Aviation’s board in 2021. She has significant experience managing airline finances and operations, having helped to establish Southwest as one of the top US airlines across a 25 year tenure at the company. Her experience of leading an airline through a period of high growth will be particularly relevant to Joby as it seeks to establish and rapidly grow an aerial ridesharing service.

Aicha Evans became a member of Joby Aviation’s board in 2020. She has accumulated over two decades of experience leading global engineering teams and shaping core technologies that power the modern world. Aicha currently serves as the CEO of Zoox and led the company to its successful acquisition by Amazon. Prior to Zoox, she held executive roles at Intel, driving its transformation from a PC-centric to a data-centric company. In addition to Joby’s board, Aicha acts as a supervisory board member of SAP.

Halimah joined Joby Aviation’s board in 2021. She has spent 15 years at Google, working on some of the most complex and important legal issues of the digital age, including a variety of projects at Google X. Prior to her current position, Halimah was a Vice President of Legal, managing a global team providing counsel across Google’s products, including Ads, Search, Cloud, Hardware, Platforms & Ecosystems, and YouTube. Halimah’s expertise in protecting digital technologies and supporting the development of highly-regulated hardware, such as autonomous vehicles, will be particularly applicable to Joby.

Aicha Evans became a member of Joby Aviation’s board in 2020. She has accumulated over two decades of experience leading global engineering teams and shaping core technologies that power the modern world. Aicha currently serves as the CEO of Zoox and led the company to its successful acquisition by Amazon. Prior to Zoox, she held executive roles at Intel, driving its transformation from a PC-centric to a data-centric company. In addition to Joby’s board, Aicha acts as a supervisory board member of SAP.

Michael Huerta joined Joby Aviation’s board of directors in 2023. Michael completed a five-year term as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in January 2018. Before being named as Administrator, Mr. Huerta served as Acting Administrator of the FAA, and FAA Deputy Administrator. Michael also served as Executive Vice President and Group President of the Transportation Solutions Group at Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (now Conduent) and Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Transportation Solutions of ACS Government Solutions. In addition to Joby, Michael is on the board of directors of Delta Air Lines, and Verra Mobility Corp.

Laura became a member of Joby Aviation’s board in 2021. She has significant experience managing airline finances and operations, having helped to establish Southwest as one of the top US airlines across a 25 year tenure at the company. Her experience of leading an airline through a period of high growth will be particularly relevant to Joby as it seeks to establish and rapidly grow an aerial ridesharing service.

Halimah joined Joby Aviation’s board in 2021. She has spent 15 years at Google, working on some of the most complex and important legal issues of the digital age, including a variety of projects at Google X. Prior to her current position, Halimah was a Vice President of Legal, managing a global team providing counsel across Google’s products, including Ads, Search, Cloud, Hardware, Platforms & Ecosystems, and YouTube. Halimah’s expertise in protecting digital technologies and supporting the development of highly-regulated hardware, such as autonomous vehicles, will be particularly applicable to Joby.

Dipender Saluja, Managing Director of investment firm Capricorn Investment Group, joined Joby Aviation’s board of directors in 2016 after he led the company’s series A financing. He has extensive management and operations experience in the technology, transportation, and cleantech industries. Prior to Capricorn, Dipender acted in various leadership roles at Cadence Design Systems, an electronic design company. He serves as a Commissioner of the Global Commission to End Energy Poverty, on the Investment Council of CalStart, and on the advisory board of the Institute on the Environment.