Our Leadership

Christopher T. Calio is the chairman and chief executive officer of RTX, leading a global team of more than 185,000 employees advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems and developing next-generation technologies in aerospace and defense.

Calio brings a broad range of experience in business management and strategy, having served as chief operating officer for RTX. In that role, he managed the realignment of RTX from four to three business segments, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon, as well as the company’s enterprise functions.

Prior to that, Calio served as president of Pratt & Whitney, which designs, manufactures and services aircraft engines and auxiliary power units.

Calio joined the former United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in 2005 and held multiple leadership positions of increasing responsibility.

Calio holds a Juris Doctor and MBA from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College.