| Jimmy Samartzis | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, chief executive) | LanzaJet | 101 | 2026-04-29 International consortium to develop ethanol and SAF production project in Uzbekistan ChiniMandi |
| Willie Walsh | Director General (also director-general, IATA Director General) | IATA, International Air Transport Association, International Air Transport Association (IATA) | 94 | 2026-09-21 Britain’s Green Fuel Mandate Could Add $34 To Every Shorthaul Airline Ticket Live and Let's Fly |
| Eric McAfee | Chairman and CEO (also CEO) | Aemetis | 63 | 2026-10-10 Aemetis Gets $22.4M From 45Z Credit Sale iGrow News |
| Marie Owens Thomsen | Senior Vice President Sustainability and Chief Economist (also Senior Vice President for Sustainability and Chief Economist, senior vice-president for sustainability and chief economist) | IATA, International Air Transport Association, International Air Transport Association (IATA) | 54 | 2026-10-20 Corporate demand for SAF could drive up to 1.9 million tonnes of production Sustainability Online |
| Patrick Gruber | CEO (also chief executive officer) | Gevo | 54 | 2026-01-27 Gevo Stock Forecast 2026–2030 | Future Outlook Capital.com |
| Jennifer Holmgren | CEO (also chief executive officer, Chief Executive Officer of LanzaTech and Chair and interim CEO of LanzaJet) | LanzaTech, LanzaTech / LanzaJet, LanzaTech and LanzaJet | 52 | 2026-10-24 LanzaJet secures $20 million financing to boost sustainable aviation fuel production BioEnergy Times |
| Jonathan Wood | Chief Commercial Officer (also CCO, commercial director) | Neste, Nova Pangaea, Nova Pangaea Technologies | 51 | 2026-10-12 NorSAF to produce sustainable aviation fuel from wood Inspenet |
| Alexander Kueper | Vice President Renewable Aviation (also vice president of renewable aviation, Vice President, Renewable Aviation Business) | Neste | 49 | 2025-12-01 ReFuelEU: what is it and how will it impact the aviation industry? www.neste.com |
| Jan Toschka | CEO (also President, President of Shell Aviation) | Shell Aviation, Shell, Zaffra | 45 | 2026-05-12 Germany Commits €350 Million to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project Aviation International News |
| Julie Kitcher | Chief Sustainability Officer and Communications (also Chief Sustainability Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer & Communications) | Airbus | 42 | 2026-10-02 Air Canada, Airbus Launch SAF Initiative https://safariindia.com/ |
| Joe Biden | President | United States, United States Government, White House | 41 | 2026-09-11 IRS Posts Additional Guidance on Section 45Z Clean Fuel Credit CPA Practice Advisor |
| Chris Cooper | Chief Executive Officer (also CEO, chief executive) | XCF Global, Neste, Neste US | 39 | 2026-11-01 XCF Global Acquires a Fuel Plant in California Inspenet |
| Henrik Wareborn | CEO | Velocys | 39 | 2023-10-23 Velocys Launches New Technology Facility for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production biobased-diesel.com |
| Kurt Kovarik | Vice President of Federal Affairs | Clean Fuels Alliance America, Clean Fuels, Clean Fuels Alliance | 39 | 2026-10-02 Senate bill targets aid for small biodiesel producers Transport Topics |
| Nicholas Flanders | Co-Founder and CEO (also CEO, co-founder & CEO) | Twelve, Twelve Benefit Corporation | 38 | 2026-10-21 New fuel, same planes: Inside the bid to clean up air travel with cooking oil and captu... GeekWire |
| Carl Nyberg | Senior Vice President, Commercial, Renewable Products (also Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Commercial, Renewable Products business) | Neste | 37 | 2026-09-17 United and FedEx sign agreements to extend SAF supplies and scale up use GreenAir News |
| Geoff Cooper | President and CEO (also CEO, industry representative) | Renewable Fuels Association, Not Provided, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) | 37 | 2026-08-07 High-stakes 45Z rules stoke hopes for farm economy revival Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. |
| Tom Vilsack | USDA Secretary (also U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, agriculture secretary and former Iowa governor) | U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, United States Department of Agriculture | 35 | 2025-05-27 The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions Yale E360 |
| Patrick Pouyanné | Chairman and CEO (also CEO, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) | TotalEnergies, Total Energies | 34 | 2026-01-26 Airlines target EU climate rules after carmakers showed the way POLITICO.eu |
| Mark Harper | Transport Secretary (also UK transport secretary, group head of sustainability) | UK Government, Britain, U.K. Government | 33 | 2024-10-13 Hong Kong’s aviation future hinges on sustainable fuel policies, experts say South China Morning Post |
| Guillaume Faury | CEO (also Chief Executive) | Airbus | 31 | 2026-08-26 Top 10: Sustainable Aerospace & Defence Companies Sustainability Magazine |
| Lee Wen Fen | chief sustainability officer (also Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP Corporate Planning) | Singapore Airlines, SIA Group | 31 | 2026-11-06 Singapore Airlines secures SAF supply from Aether TTG Asia |
| Alfred Benedict | Managing Director (also Chairman, Chairman and Managing Director) | Allied Biofuels, Allied Biofuels Holding, Allied Biofuels FE | 30 | 2026-09-21 Partners ‘fully confident’ in FID on huge Uzbek green fuels project in Q1 2027 gasworld |
| Emily Skor | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, industry representative) | Growth Energy | 30 | 2026-09-10 Unlocking billions for farmers: Ag, biofuel group celebrate new 45Z tax credit guidance Michigan Farm News |
| Maarten van Dijk | CEO (also CEO & Co-Founder, CEO and co-founder) | SkyNRG | 30 | 2026-08-20 SkyNRG and KLM start work on first dedicated SAF facility Biofuels International Magazine |
| Robert Schuetzle | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer) | Infinium | 30 | 2026-09-22 Google and American Airlines support a planned Texas plant for low-carbon jet fuel Stock Titan |
| Sami Jauhiainen | Vice President APAC, Renewable Aviation (also executive) | Neste | 30 | 2023-12-14 Thai Airways Takes Off with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Landmark Flight hydrocarbonprocessing.com |
| Bruno Fichefeux | Head of Future Programmes (also Head of Future Programs, head of Airbus' forward-looking programmes) | Airbus | 29 | 2026-08-07 Airbus and MTU Aero Engines partner to develop/commercialize fully electric hydrogen fu... Hydrocarbon Processing |
| Shai Weiss | CEO | Virgin Atlantic | 29 | 2024-01-01 Elysian's E9X Electric Aircraft Design Promises to Revolutionize Short-Haul Flights abcnews.go.com |
| Gene Gebolys | CEO (also founder and CEO, Founder and Chief Executive Officer) | World Energy | 28 | 2026-07-08 What the energy shock means for the decarbonization industry Marketplace.org |
| Kennedy Ricci | President | 4AIR | 28 | 2024-11-19 4AIR Expands Regulatory Compliance Program to Support 21 New Schemes Worldwide 4air.aero |
| Keith Sawyer | manager of alternative fuels | Avfuel | 27 | 2025-10-07 Sustainable Fuel Focus Shifts To U.S. States Aviation Week |
| Scott Kirby | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, CEO and Chair) | United Airlines, United | 27 | 2026-09-10 United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Urges U.S. Government to Scale SAF Subsidies the Way It... Avi-Go |
| Thorsten Lange | Executive Vice President, Renewable Aviation (also head of Renewable Aviation unit) | Neste | 27 | 2022-11-30 Neste and Airbus Join Forces to Accelerate the Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel biomassmagazine.com |
| Bruce Fleming | CEO | Montana Renewables, Calumet, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. | 26 | 2025-02-17 Pause lifted on biofuel facility loan Montana Free Press |
| Donnell Rehagen | CEO | Clean Fuels Alliance America, National Biodiesel Board | 26 | 2026-08-07 High-stakes 45Z rules stoke hopes for farm economy revival Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. |
| Han Kok Juan | Director-General (also director general, CAAS Director-General) | Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) | 26 | 2026-11-05 Singapore sets 40 pct emissions reduction threshold for sustainable aviation fuel TNGlobal |
| Lauren Riley | Chief Sustainability Officer (also CSO) | United Airlines, United | 26 | 2026-10-12 Illinois refinery helping United lower emissions with sustainable aviation fuel Capitol City Now |
| Conor Madigan | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (also co-founder and CEO, CEO) | Aether Fuels, Aether | 25 | 2026-11-06 Singapore Airlines secures SAF supply from Aether TTG Asia |
| Jill Blickstein | Chief Sustainability Officer (also VP Sustainability, Vice President of Sustainability) | American Airlines | 25 | 2026-10-29 American Airlines and Google Sign Sustainable Aviation Fuel Agreement https://safariindia.com/ |
| Jonathon Counsell | Group Sustainability Officer (also Group Sustainability Director, sustainability officer) | IAG, International Airlines Group, International Airline Group | 25 | 2025-09-29 OXCCU Raises $28 Million to Turn Waste Carbon into Low-Cost Sustainable Aviation Fuel ESG Today |
| Todd Borgmann | CEO | Calumet, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP | 25 | 2026-09-17 United and FedEx sign agreements to extend SAF supplies and scale up use GreenAir News |
| Matti Lievonen | CEO (also Executive Chairman, chief executive) | EcoCeres, EcoCeres Renewable Fuel Sdn Bhd | 24 | 2026-10-01 Singapore has introduced the world’s first ‘green aviation levy’ on flights departing f... 매일경제 |
| Sean Doyle | Chairman & CEO (also CEO, chairman and CEO) | British Airways | 24 | 2025-04-05 IAG and Microsoft strengthen partnership with Scope 3 Sustainable Aviation Fuel agreement Future Travel Experience |
| Val Miftakhov | founder and CEO (also founder, founder and chief executive) | ZeroAvia | 24 | 2026-11-06 ZeroAvia Maps Path to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Production Aviation International News |
| Amelia DeLuca | Chief Sustainability Officer | Delta Air Lines, Delta | 23 | 2026-07-17 Delta Signs 5-Year Deal with Shell to Expand SAF Supply and Infrastructure at U.S. Airports ESG Today |
| Patrick R. Gruber | | Gevo Inc. | 23 | 2024-09-19 Thomist Capital Management Reduces Stake in Gevo, Inc. etfdailynews.com |
| Peter Vanacker | President and CEO (also CEO) | Neste | 23 | 2023-03-01 Marathon Petroleum and Neste form Joint Venture for Renewable Diesel Production biomassmagazine.com |
| Richard Branson | founder | Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Group | 23 | 2025-01-08 Will the net-zero ‘flight tax’ raise family air fares by £300 in 15 years? The Independent |
| Diana Birkett Rakow | Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Sustainability (also SVP Public Affairs and Sustainability, CEO of Hawaiian Airlines and leader of Alaska Air Group's sustainability and venture investment strategies) | Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines / Alaska Air Group, Hawaiian Airlines | 22 | 2026-05-07 🇳🇴 Alaska Airlines empowers guests to support sustainable aviation fuel Arctic Today |
| Henrik Rasmussen | Vice President (also Managing Director of Topsoe Americas, Managing Director for the Americas) | Topsoe, Haldor Topsoe, Haldor Topsøe | 22 | 2026-05-20 Once a crude oil refinery, this Bakersfield facility is being rebuilt to run entirely o... Energies Media |
| Luis Gallego | CEO | IAG, International Airlines Group, International Airlines Group (IAG) | 22 | 2025-10-13 Oneworld and Breakthrough Energy Ventures Launch SAF Innovation Fund ResourceWise |
| Bryan Sherbacow | CEO | Alder Fuels, AltAir Fuels, World Energy | 21 | 2023-06-05 Sherbacow, founder of Alder Fuels, sentenced to 3 years in prison for fraud scheme biobased-diesel.com |
| Matti Lehmus | | Neste | 21 | 2023-12-20 Neste Announces Transformation of Porvoo Refinery into Renewable Solutions Hub biobased-diesel.com |
| Ronald Lam | Chief Executive Officer (also Group CEO, CEO of Cathay Group) | Cathay Pacific, Cathay Group, Cathay Pacific Airways | 21 | 2026-02-04 Cathay achieves another year of record SAF commitment with global partners Cathay Pacific |
| Barry Glickman | vice president and general manager of Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions (also Vice President of Honeywell Low Carbon Energy, Vice President and General Manager of Sustainable Technology Solutions) | Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions, Honeywell | 20 | 2026-02-24 Honeywell Process Technology to Help Verso Energy Accelerate eSAF Production Honeywell |
| Julien Manhes | Vice President, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Carbon Dioxide Removal Development (also Head of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Carbon Dioxide Removals, Vice President for Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Carbon Dioxide Removal) | Airbus | 20 | 2026-10-16 IATA: Corporate Buyers Could Support 1.9 Million Tonnes of SAF UzDaily.uz |
| Michael Regan | | U.S. EPA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA | 20 | 2024-09-01 President Biden to Highlight Climate Agenda at Climate Week NYC cnn.com |
| Philippe Haffner | co-founder and CEO (also CEO, co-founder and chief executive) | Haffner Energy | 20 | 2026-07-03 Brazil nets SAF World Cup glory SAF Investor |
| Andrew Symes | CEO (also co-founder and CEO, CEO and Co-Founder) | OXCCU, OXCCU Tech | 19 | 2026-10-25 Oxford fuel breakthrough could help power future of aviation This Is Oxfordshire |
| Ed Mason | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, chief executive) | Jet Zero Australia, Jet Zero, JetZero | 19 | 2026-09-09 Jet Zero Australia reaches major milestones for Project Ulysses Biofuels International Magazine |
| Fleetwood Grobler | President and CEO (also CEO) | Sasol | 19 | 2024-02-26 SASOL LIMITED: REVIEWED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 investorsobserver.com |
| Kiri Hannifin | Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer (also head of sustainability and corporate affairs, executive position focused on sustainability) | Air New Zealand | 19 | 2025-12-08 New Zealand initiatives announced on electric aircraft, hydrogen refuelling and carbon removals GreenAir News |
| Michael Leskinen | President of United Airlines Ventures (also president) | United Airlines Ventures, United Airlines, United Airline Ventures | 19 | 2023-09-21 Cemvita Corporation Announces Offtake Arrangement with United Airlines for Sustainable ... greencarcongress.com |
| Monte Shaw | Executive Director (also Director) | Iowa Renewable Fuels Association | 19 | 2026-02-05 Renewable fuels summit celebrates progress, stresses need for new markets Iowa Capital Dispatch |
| Thomas Fowler | director of sustainability (also director of sustainability and finance, Sustainability Director) | Ryanair | 19 | 2024-01-01 Ryanair Strikes Deal with Enilive for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply irishtimes.com |
| Adel Al Redha | deputy president and COO (also Deputy President and Chief Operating Officer, Deputy President and Chief Operations Officer) | Emirates, Emirates Airline | 18 | 2025-11-25 Emirates and ENOC Group sign MoU to explore SAF supply in Dubai Biofuels International Magazine |
| Kim Carnahan | Chief Executive Officer (also CEO of the Center for Green Market Activation and head of SABA secretariat, CEO and Head of SABA Secretariat) | Center for Green Market Activation, Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance, GMA | 18 | 2026-09-23 GREEN FUEL FORWARD EXPANDS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL ADOPT... 巴士的報 |
| Mark Burns | President (also President of Gulfstream) | Gulfstream, Gulfstream Aerospace | 18 | 2026-10-29 How Gulfstream Designs Aircraft for Sustainability Sustainability Magazine |
| Saurabh Kapoor | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, co-founder and CEO) | Metafuels | 18 | 2026-10-06 Can green jet fuel take off fast enough? RTE.ie |
| Travis Cobb | EVP Global Network Operations & Aviation (also EVP Global Operations and Aviation, EVP Global Network Operations and Aviation) | DHL Express | 18 | 2026-05-19 DHL Express signs Bahrain offtake deal with SAF One Biofuels International Magazine |
| Amy Hebert | Chief Executive Officer (also CEO, chief executive) | Arcadia eFuels | 17 | 2026-10-01 Plug Power signs electrolyzer supply agreement for Arcadia eFuels' flagship plant in Denmark ChemEngOnline |
| Gavin Newsom | Governor | State of California, California Government, California | 17 | 2026-08-28 California’s Proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Will Raise Gas and Diesel Pr... California Globe |
| Robert Isom | CEO (also Chair and CEO, Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines and Chair of oneworld) | American Airlines | 17 | 2026-08-12 American Airlines Completes First U.S. Commercial Flight Powered by eSAF ESG Today |
| Amy Klobuchar | U.S. Senator (also US Senator, Senator) | U.S. Senate, United States Senate, Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus | 16 | 2026-10-12 Delta Opens SAF Blending Facility at MSP https://safariindia.com/ |
| Benjamin Smith | Chief Executive Officer (also CEO, Group CEO) | Air France-KLM | 16 | 2026-03-05 Air France-KLM incurs €7.5m bond penalty on missed GHG intensity target GreenAir News |
| Bob Ferguson | Governor (also Washington Gov.) | State of Washington | 16 | 2026-11-06 Governor Ferguson announces tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel Longview Daily News |
| Brian Jennings | CEO | American Coalition for Ethanol | 16 | 2026-04-14 Delta quietly drops 2030 Sustainable Aviation Fuel target amid industry uncertainty Brownfield Ag News |
| Carrie Song | Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations (also Senior Vice President Commercial, senior vice-president commercial) | Neste | 16 | 2024-11-03 New era of sustainable fuel in aviation builds momentum Vietnam Investment Review - VIR |
| Duncan Storey | Senior Vice President, EMEA (also Senior Vice President (EMEA), senior vice-president (EMEA)) | World Fuel Services, World Fuel | 16 | 2026-02-17 Neste extends relationship with World Fuel Services ensuring the availability of sustai... www.neste.com |
| Karen Blanks Ellis | Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Environmental Affairs (also CSO and VP Environmental Affairs, chief sustainability officer and VP of environmental affairs) | FedEx | 16 | 2026-09-19 FedEx Secures 20 Million Gallons Of SAF Aero-News Network |
| Michael Rousseau | President and CEO (also President and Chief Executive, President and Chief Executive Officer) | Air Canada | 16 | 2025-11-12 Neste and Air Canada sign agreement for the supply of 60,000 tons of Neste MY Sustainab... Arctic Today |
| Noaman Al Adhami | UK Country Head (also Alfanar UK Country Head) | Alfanar, Alfanar Projects, Alfanar Energy Ltd | 16 | 2026-07-14 Lighthouse Green Fuels confirms land option agreement for multibillion SAF facility Biomass Magazine |
| Peter Carter | President (also President of Delta Air Lines, Executive Vice President of External Affairs) | Delta Air Lines, Delta | 16 | 2026-10-12 Delta Opens SAF Blending Facility at MSP https://safariindia.com/ |
| Peter Frosch | CEO (also president and CEO) | Greater MSP Partnership, Greater MSP | 16 | 2026-07-28 Delta marks new SAF facility opening at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport AeroTime |
| Ryan Spies | Managing Director of Sustainability (also Managing Director for Sustainability) | Alaska Airlines, Alaska Air Group, Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines | 16 | 2026-11-06 Governor Ferguson announces tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel Longview Daily News |
| Sarah Ellerby | CEO | Nova Pangaea Technologies | 16 | 2025-03-26 Taking flight with SAF biofuels-news.com |
| Sheila Remes | | Boeing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes | 16 | 2023-11-28 Virgin Atlantic’s Historic Flight on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Takes Off biofuels-news.com |
| Tim Alderslade | Chief Executive (also CEO, CEO of Airlines UK) | Airlines UK | 16 | 2026-09-16 Can Heathrow Expand and Still Hit Net Zero? The Aviation Hub |
| Tufan Erginbilgic | CEO (also Chief executive) | Rolls-Royce | 16 | 2026-08-26 Top 10: Sustainable Aerospace & Defence Companies Sustainability Magazine |
| Ankur Goel | Chief Financial Officer | Akasa Air | 15 | 2026-10-12 Akasa Air Partners with BPCL on Sustainable Aviation Fuel https://safariindia.com/ |
| Chris Raymond | Chief Sustainability Officer | Boeing | 15 | 2025-02-25 Boeing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Thomasnet |
| Donald Trump | President | United States Government, United States, White House | 15 | 2026-10-06 USDA secretary urges states to allow on-road dyed diesel Iowa Capital Dispatch |
| Dr Patrick Gruber | CEO | Gevo | 15 | 2023-08-22 Gevo's Net-Zero 1 Project Moves to Due Diligence Phase for a $950 Million Loan Guarantee biofuels-news.com |
| Dr. Stefan Weber | SVP Engineering and Technology (also Senior Vice President Engineering and Technology, senior vice president of engineering and technology) | MTU Aero Engines | 15 | 2026-08-08 Flying Fuel Cell: MTU Aero Engines achieves important milestones Hydrogen Central |
| Elena Scaltritti | chief commercial officer (also CEO, President and CEO) | Topsoe | 15 | 2026-09-28 Sustainable aviation fuel: “Europe has a strategic choice to make” The Brussels Times |
| Paul Bloom | Chief Executive Officer (also president, President of Gevo) | Gevo | 15 | 2026-10-01 A buyer outside finance paid $50 million for Gevo's tax credits. Stock Titan |
| Shailesh Dhar | Country Head (Aviation Business) (also Executive Director (Aviation), Executive Director and Country Head (Aviation)) | Indian Oil Corporation, IndianOil, Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) | 15 | 2026-10-31 Air India, IOC ink SAF pact to power net zero push ET Infra |
| Stefano Ballista | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, chief executive) | Enilive, Eni Sustainable Mobility, Eni | 15 | 2025-11-10 Petronas, partners maintain target 2028 start for Pengerang biorefinery to produce avia... The Edge Malaysia |
| Theye Veen | CCO (also Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director) | SkyNRG | 15 | 2026-02-04 SkyNRG: The Aviation Sector's Ultimate SAF Partner Energy Digital |
