19 Facts About Linden Blue

Linden Stanley Blue was born on 1936 and is an American aviation executive.

Linden Blue is the co-owner and vice chairman of General Atomics, the US military contractor that manufactures the Predator drones used by the United States Marine Corps, Air Force, and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Linden Blue is the managing director of the aircraft manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical.

Linden Blue's parents owned Blue and Blue Realtor in Denver, a residential real-estate firm.

The family moved from Meeker to Denver when Linden Blue was three, but during his childhood the boy spent part of every summer in Meeker.

Linden Blue and his brother, Neal, who is a year older, graduated from Denver's East High and Yale University, where they were both in the Air Force ROTC.

Linden Blue earned his BA from Yale University in 1958, and attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Linden Blue earned his private pilot's license on 17 December 1955.

Linden Blue served for three years as a SAC security officer, stationed in Denver.

Linden Blue serves as chairman of the executive committee of the Denver-based firm, which specializes in real estate, gas utilities, and oil and gas production.

Linden Blue then attended Harvard Business School, where he completed a 13-week advanced management program.

In 1975 Linden Blue was hired by Gates Learjet, where he first worked as head of strategic planning, then as executive vice president and general manager of the aircraft division.

Linden Blue stayed at Gates Learjet until 1980, influencing the firm "to be more aggressive in product development and to create higher performance aircraft through aerodynamics".

Linden Blue was president and CEO of Beech from 1982 to 1984.

Since 1986, Linden Blue has been vice chairman of General Atomics.

Linden Blue is vice chairman of General Atomics; his brother Neal is chairman and CEO.

Linden Blue was the managing director of Spectrum Aeronautical, which designed and developed high technology business jets.

Linden Blue is on the board of directors of Jobs for America's Graduates.

In 2009, Neal and Linden Blue were inducted into San Diego's Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.