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Bob Vilhauer is vice president of Public Policy Advocacy for Boeing Government Operations. He was named to this position in March 2004. Vilhauer has responsibility for Washington, DC customer focus for think tanks, trade associations, and other independent groups, and for third party advocacy. He also is responsible for supporting Boeing programs with U.S. government budget analysis, and for supporting Government Operations sponsorships and customer relations activities.

Vilhauer joined Boeing in 1989, working in Congressional Relations as a company advocate on Capitol Hill on issues including commercial aviation, environmental and telecommunications policy, and space and defense programs. In 1998, he became the director of Commercial Airplane Programs for Boeing Government Relations, where he focused on civil aviation and aeronautics liaison activities with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In 2000, he became the director of Air Traffic Management (ATM) programs for Boeing Washington, DC Operations with responsibility for ATM government and stakeholder advocacy efforts in support of the planning, development and implementation of a next generation air traffic management system.

Prior to coming to Boeing, Vilhauer worked nine years for the Hughes Aircraft Company, first in finance in their Space and Communications Group in El Segundo, California, and then in Marketing and Congressional Affairs in their Washington, D. C. office.

Vilhauer has a B.S. in physics from UCLA and a M.B.A. in finance from UCLA's Anderson School of Management. He lives in Alexandria, VA, with his wife and two children.