David M. Koopersmith

Biography

Dave Koopersmith is vice president and general manager, Boeing Vertical Lift, a division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), and the senior site executive for Boeing Philadelphia. He is a member of the BDS leadership team. In this role Koopersmith oversees facilities in Pennsylvania as well as Arizona, and is responsible for business growth and program execution for a portfolio of cargo, tiltrotor and attack rotorcraft, including the AH-64 Apache, H-47 Chinook, AH-6 Little Bird and V-22 Osprey. Koopersmith and a matrixed team of more than 8,000 employees, and an international network of suppliers and partners, are focused on advancing rotorcraft technology to meet the current and future needs of customers around the globe.

Research Interest

Vertical Lift Division