John Wade
Executive Vice President and General Manager - Business Aviation Services

John Wade joined Gogo in November 2008 and acts as the executive vice president and general manager for Aircell, Gogo’s Business Aviation division. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the success and overall direction of this rapidly growing division, with all functions reporting to him. He also assists CEO Michael Small in developing and meeting Aircell’s corporate and financial goals.

Prior to Gogo, Mr. Wade served as chief technical officer and general manager at inflight mobile phone and Internet provider OnAir. He was responsible for all of OnAir’s Internet business, including sales, strategy, customer relationship management and product development.

Mr. Wade has more than 20 years of experience in the avionics and inflight communications industries, having also held positions at inflight Internet and connectivity services provider Tenzing Communications, as well as PRIMEX Aerospace Company, GEC Marconi In-Flight Systems and others.

Mr. Wade received his education at the University of Brighton, U.K., where he earned a First Class B Engineering Honors Degree in Electronic Engineering and graduated at the top of his class.

He is the co-author of two patents and throughout his career has been widely quoted across business publications, as well as chosen to speak at international conferences and conventions.

Andrew E. Geist
Senior Vice President, Business Aviation Solutions

Andrew E. Geist is senior vice president of Aircell, Gogo’s Business Aviation division. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of sales, marketing, and customer support for this division, and is working to further its growth and success.

Mr. Geist has more than 25 years of experience in the airline and corporate aviation markets. In his over decade-long career with Gogo, he has been instrumental in helping the company to attain industry leadership positions.

Prior to working at Gogo, Mr. Geist held roles in flight operations and management at People Express Airlines, Continental/GP Express Airlines, Jeppesen and USAIG. He has launched several new businesses within the private aerospace sector, and was co-founder and general manager of an FAA-Certified Repair Station that pioneered a revolutionary ultrasonic aircraft inspection program used throughout the industry today.

Mr. Geist is a current licensed commercial pilot and flight instructor with more than 2,500 hours of flight time in a variety of aircraft. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Science with a minor in Business Management from the Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado.

He is an expert in the business and government aviation industries, with specific focus on ground- and satellite-based airborne communications.