Amy May is the vice president of environment, health & safety (EHS) and manufacturing & safety engagement for The Boeing Company. In this dual role, May is responsible for strengthening the company’s workplace safety programs, its efforts to improve the environmental performance of Boeing’s global operations, products and services, and leading employee engagement and leadership development for the Safety and Quality Plan.

Before joining EHS in May 2023, May served as the senior director for commercial airplanes fabrication quality. In this role, she was responsible for leading improvements in both the quality management system and regulatory compliance, with teams located domestically and globally.

Previously, May was the general manager of Boeing Canada Winnipeg, which manufactures complex composite parts for every airplane that Boeing Commercial Airplanes produces.

May started her 25+ year Boeing career as an industrial ergonomist supporting multiple airplane models, including the 787 new airplane design, where she and fellow teammates received a patent for a method for managing ergonomic risk exposure in manufacturing. She later led corporate and commercial EHS teams responsible for global integration. May also served as EHS senior director of workplace safety when the company won the National Safety Council’s Robert W. Campbell Award.

May currently serves on the NSC Board of Directors and as vice chair of the Council’s Campbell Institute Steering Committee. Additionally, she serves on the board of directors for EarthGen in Seattle and is a member of the Kansas State University Industrial Engineering Professional Academy.

May is a graduate of Harvard University’s General Management Program, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University and a master’s degree from West Virginia, both in industrial engineering. She also maintains certification as a professional ergonomist.