Peter DeNucci

Peter DeNucci is an accomplished US Airways Captain (ret) having logged over 18,000 hours in numerous Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Most recently he flew as Senior Principal test pilot for Northrop Grumman and the Air force with the High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned division. Additionally, he was senior instructor in Human Factors for the B-21 Raider and its' predecessor, the B- 2 bomber. DeNucci is the author of several books focusing on Safety Culture and change management. These books were the foundation of airline transformations in the cockpit during the past 30 years. Captain Sullenberger (Sully) and Captain DeNucci were flying US Airway’s planes during the initiation of Human Factors and Safety Culture in 1991. While Sully was teaching in universities, Peter was teaching at US Airways and Hospitals. In fact, if you have seen Miracle on the Hudson you will see Peter’s communication procedures used with the flight crew.

Captain DeNucci has consulted and created environments for change with his five-step leadership model and the Just and Safe Culture Matrix implementation in industries such as: Aviation, Healthcare, FAA/ATC, Pharma, Railroads and Law Enforcement- with his new book coming out this summer, in this field. The name of his company "his Apollo", in honor of the NASA Apollo program where he says much of these change management philosophies began. His curriculum involves full implementation in any industry, especially with those where human life is at risk.