Jeffrey P. Fegan has 20 years experience in constructing, maintaining, operating and regulating the third busiest airport in the world. As Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board he has been instrumental in implementing green management initiatives leading to recognition by the by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). By demonstrating a commitment to not only meet, but to exceed its legal requirement to protect and improve air, water and land resources, DFW Airport has earned a place in the EPA’s National Environmental Performance Track program for Environmental Leadership.
Among the goals achieved by DFW in recent years are 95% reduction in air emissions, capture and treatment of 5 million pounds of spent aircraft deicing fluid, implementation of institution wide recycling programs which have diverted nearly 1500 tons of reusable resources from landfills. All this has been accomplished while serving 60 million passengers each year and being ranked “Highest in customer satisfaction for Large Airports” by J.D. Power and Associates.
In February 1994, Mr. Fegan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board. He is the chief administrator and executive officer of the DFW Airport Board and recommends policies to the Board for planning, constructing, maintaining, operating and regulating the Airport.
In November 1993, Mr. Fegan was named Deputy Executive Director of Finance and Administration where he was responsible for Finance, Property Management, Procurement and Budget. He served in this role on an interim basis from July 1993 until November.
Mr. Fegan was named to the position of Director of Planning and Engineering in March 1989. He was responsible for the development of the Airport’s Master Plan, administration of a planning program to promote growth and development of the Airport, development of the Capital Improvement Program, development of the Airport Noise Compatibility Program and implementation of ground transportation improvements to enhance safety and capacity. He joined DFW in December 1984 as Chief Planner and was later promoted to Assistant Director.
As the Noise Abatement Officer at Westchester County Airport in New York in 1983 and 1984, Mr. Fegan was responsible for the development, implementation and management of Noise Abatement Programs for the airport. He was in the aviation consulting business from 1978 to 1983, where he served as project manager on airport master plans for air carrier and general aviation airports and was involved in all phases of Airport Noise Control Plans.
Mr. Fegan received a Master of City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Frostburg University, Maryland. He completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University. Representing DFW Airport, he is past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA). He is an Accredited Airport Executive, a member of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), and the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Mr. Fegan has also served on the Board of Directors for the Botanical Research Institute of Texas since 2003.
Mr. Fegan is married and has two daughters.
