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Ortberg Nabs RTX Government Affairs Chief For Same Role At Boeing

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 20th, 2025

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Ortberg Nabs RTX Government Affairs Chief For Same Role At Boeing

Jeff Shockey, Boeing's incoming head of government operations, global public policy, and corporate strategy. LinkedIn photo.

Boeing [BA] on Thursday said it has hired Jeff Shockey as its new chief lobbyist, replacing Ziad Ojakli, who left the company in December after holding the job since October 2021. Shockey previously was senior vice president of global government relations at RTX [RTX], a job he held since August 2021 when he left Boeing after nearly six years there, first as head of federal affairs and international policy, then as the defense segment’s top executive for global sales and…

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