BORN

Aug. 4, 1945, Oakland, Calif.EDUCATION

B.S., 1967, and M.S., 1969, aeronautical and astronautical engineering, University of Kansas; M.A., Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983CURRENT JOB

President and CEO, Boeing Commercial AirplanesBIGGEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Led the development of the advanced-technology 777 in the early 1990s--now the most popular twin-engine jet in its classPROMINENT OFFICE ART

A 5 ft. by 3 ft. photo of Mulally and his five children posing next to a gorilla statue at the San Diego ZooHOBBIES

Tennis--he played on the semi-pro circuit--and golf; flies small planesFAMILY

Married to Jane "Nikki" Connell; three sons and two daughters