Al Meinzinger knows first-hand about military to civilian employment transitions – and the value of career development professionals to the process. 

Meinzinger joined the Boeing Global team in June 2024 as President of Boeing Canada and Boeing Canada Operations Ltd. As the country leader for Canada, Meinzinger leads Boeing’s business interests across the country, which include nearly 2,000 full-time employees, 500+ Boeing suppliers, and all Boeing commercial airplanes and defence aircraft.

Meinzinger is a former Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), most recently serving as its longest-serving Commander in the last 60 years. In this role, he was responsible for providing the Canadian government with effective air and space capabilities to meet national defence requirements and led one of the branch’s largest modernization efforts.

Prior to joining Boeing, Meinzinger held various RCAF leadership positions, including Director of Strategic Joint Staff and RCAF Deputy Commander, in addition to being Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada. He also served in the U.S. as a member of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command where he was instrumental in refreshing its Department of Defense (DOD) Arctic strategy, and in Afghanistan as Canada’s Air Wing Commander where he oversaw the delivery of air capabilities in theatre.

In transitioning to the civilian workforce, Meinzinger brought 37 years of progressive and varied military leadership experience in Canada and abroad. He credits a lot of his preparation to his career transition coach, who walked him through all the phases of transition and helped him think about what he could do after service.