Mark Burns

Spear’s Review

Mark Burns entered the inaugural Spear’s Power List in his 40th year at aviation company Gulfstream.

Burns became the president of Gulfstream in 2015, following a long tenure at the company which began in 1983 when he was an illustrator and worked in computer-aided design. He has since worked in multiple roles across the business, first as an engineer and technician and later in the firm’s customer support division. 

In addition to overseeing the leading aviation business, Burns acts as an adviser to the US’s National Business Aviation Association, and sits as a board member on the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. In 2024, he was honoured with a lifetime industry leader award at the Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills. 

Before devoting his career to the field of aviation, Burns studied mechanical engineering at Georgia Southern University.