"Queens College was a great experience for me. I felt it was a rigorous education offered at a very reasonable price. I was impressed by the seriousness of the student body. Everyone I met at Queens had outside jobs like I did. I thought the real world experience of the student body coupled with a strong liberal arts education suited me well and prepared me for the workplace in a way many other schools can't or won't."

John Colucci is Executive Vice President for NetJetsŪ Inc, the world's largest provider of private aviation services. Prior to joining NetJets in 1993, John was Vice President of New Business Development for Gulfstream Aerospace and held various sales positions with IBM.

John is a veteran of the US Marine Corps, having entered active duty out of high school. After the Marine Corps, he graduated from Queens College, City University of New York with a B.A. in political science. John remained in the Marine Corps Reserve, retiring in 2000 after 24 years total service. He is a veteran of Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm.

John is an Advisory Director for Drake Capital Advisors, LLC, a hedge fund located in Greenwich, CT, serves on the Board of Directors of The Picture House, a non profit Regional Film Center in Pelham, NY and is a consultant to Terrapass, LLC the leading brand of carbon offset products for individuals and organizations.

John lives in Pelham Manor, NY with his wife Sallie and their three children.

NetJets Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company, provides the safest and most secure private aviation travel solutions in the world. NetJets fractional aircraft ownership allows individuals and companies to buy a piece of a private business jet at a fraction of the cost of whole aircraft ownership and guarantees availability 365 days a year with just a few hours notice. The NetJets fleet is the largest and most diversified and includes 13 of the most popular business jets. Access to the NetJets fleet is also available in the form of an innovative short-term lease, sold on an all-inclusive pre-paid basis in 25-hour increments, through an exclusive alliance with Marquis Jet Partners. NetJets Inc. also offers aircraft management, charter management, and on-demand charter services through its subsidiary, Executive Jet Management. More information on NetJets, the Marquis Jet Program, and Executive Jet Management is available is at www.netjets.com.