LAM AVIATION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Founder
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Founder & Chairman Erik Stephansen / President & CEO Greg Cole
Michael assisted his father, eminent aerospace engineer Lawrence Lam, construct the experimental Wanderer, the first aircraft equipped with a LAM Aileron, and spent countless hours under his tutelage. Seeing an opportunity to improve all aircraft, he and his father patented the LAM Aileron. Since Lawrence's passing, Michael has developed LAM Aviation into a company providing advanced aircraft control systems based on his father's ground-breaking innovations. Michael is a licensed pilot with multi-engine and instrument ratings. He is a graduate of Tulane Medical School, completed post-doctoral specialty training at Stanford and currently practices as a physician anesthesiologist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- Founder & Chairman Erik Stephansen / President & CEO Greg Cole
Erik has over 20 years of experience in various leadership roles and in developing branded companies. He has managed corporate development and sales strategy for Fortune 500 companies and is a graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara with advanced certificates from Stanford University. He is an aerobatic pilot and aviation enthusiast.
Job Titles:
- Founder & Chairman Erik Stephansen / President & CEO Greg Cole
- Head of Research and Development
Greg Cole serves as the head of research and development, and design. A highly respected aerodynamicist, he has led several high profile programs for general aviation. Greg is the recipient of numerous prestigious national awards for outstanding contributions to the advancement of aircraft design, most recently the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2018 August Raspet Memorial Award. Some of the notable aircraft Greg has designed and constructed include the Perlan glider, the Sparrowhawk sailplane, and the Lancair Evolution, Legacy, and Columbia. Cessna Aircraft Corporation produced the certified Columbia as the Corvalis. These aircraft are considered the leaders in their respective class segments. In some segments they are entirely unique.