In a fun session on the environment, Whitaker, a Padma Shri awardee, described himself as a hunter-turned-wildlife conservationist. He opened the talk with a song that featured names of several ...

Back then, the head of the FAA was Michael Whitaker, the 19th person to occupy the post. The agency's website detailed that Whitaker had been the FAA's Deputy Administrator between 2013 and 2016.