Jim Whalley

Biography

Jim is Chairman and co-founder of Nova. He is a former air force fighter pilot and test pilot, with over 4,000 flying hours on more than 40 types of aircraft, ranging from propeller and jet transport aircraft to helicopters and high-performance fighters. He is a graduate of the Royal Air Force Empire Test Pilots course and, amongst other qualifications, holds a Master of Business Administration, a science degree and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School OPM Executive Education Program. He is a member of the Sir Ross and Keith Smith Advisory Committee, The University of Adelaide Business School Advisory Council, the Federal Government's Defence Industry Innovation Centre Advisory Board and Deputy Chairman of The Repat Foundation. Jim is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Flight Test Society of Australia, the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Research Interest

aerospace