Jeff Vasey launched Beam Aviation in late 2007 after acquiring many years of experience in the private aviation industry. During those years, he learned quite a bit more than just the "ins and outs" of the industry, and it became very clear that there is a need for mature professionals and an honest, relationship-driven company that will always find the perfect plane for every trip, no matter how big or small.  
  Whereas the majority of companies/individuals in the industry will eventually try to fit trips to aircraft (usually too large and/or too expensive), Beam Aviation will always search ceaselessly to find the right plane for every individual trip. The difference is clear-- Beam Aviation treats the client relationship like gold; whereas, industry practice too often is to find the gold in just the next trip, and clients are taken advantage of.  
  Due to the extraordinary attention to detail and strength of the relationships, Beam Aviation is proud to report that 80% of the trips requested get booked, and 95% percent of our clients have repeated.  
  Prior to founding Beam Aviation, Jeff was a Director of Sales for an air taxi startup (an operator), hired to spearhead the company's sales efforts in the New York region. Very successful, NY sales grew well over ten times year over year, and Jeff gained invaluable experience on the operator side of the industry. Jeff joined the air taxi startup after years of experience with a jet card company. As Senior Vice President, Business Development, he opened successfully the White Plains office and was instrumental in the acquisition of another brokerage company.  
 

A Chicago native who now lives with his wife and two sons in Westchester County, New York, Jeff holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a BA from Vanderbilt University. Prior to earning his MBA at the University of Chicago, Jeff spent several years in fixed income trading and sales at Merrill Lynch. In his spare time, Jeff is very involved in playing ice hockey and also spends time at nursing homes, libraries, and hospitals with his Rhodesian Ridgeback, a trained therapy dog.