Speaker Bio

LaKisha Price currently serves as the Vice President of System Operations Services in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In this role, she oversees national air traffic flow management initiatives, system performance analysis, airport surface flow management programs, and all National Airspace System (NAS) security issues.
Ms. Price provides national-level guidance on air traffic procedures, airspace issues and traffic flow management for the NAS. In addition, she serves as the Senior Executive Security Administrator in the ATO, fulfilling the FAA’s statutory responsibilities in support of law enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security, and other national security missions.
Prior to her current role, Ms. Price served as the Director of NAS Operations, where she oversaw a workforce of approximately 150 geographically dispersed employees. As the Director overseeing operations from the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC), she was responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of the NAS. Among her many accomplishments, she enhanced communication and coordination with both public and private aviation stakeholders and led efforts to revise restricted airspace around spaceport launches, maintaining key arrival routes and minimizing commercial flight delays.
With over 20 years of FAA experience, Ms. Price has held several progressively senior positions within the ATO. She served as the Air Traffic Manager at the ATCSCC, leading a highly skilled workforce responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of air traffic nationwide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as the Response Manager for the Joint Air Traffic Operations Command (JATOC) Crisis Action Team, managing a 24/7 operation that served as the central hub for all COVID-19-related activity across ATO operational facilities.
Ms. Price also served as General Manager of the JATOC, where she applied her extensive expertise in NAS systems, security, equipment, training, and procedures to support tactical operations and NextGen evolution. Additionally, she served as Air Traffic Manager at Andrews Air Force Base, where her strategic leadership and budget oversight earned the facility the prestigious “Facility of the Year” award.
Ms. Price graduated at the top of her class from the United States Air Force Air Traffic Control Craftsman Course and the FAA Academy. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Science and Technology with a concentration in Air Traffic Control and graduated Cum Laude from Thomas Edison State University.