Douglas E. Kreulen

President & CEO
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority

Doug Kreulen is president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority responsible for both Nashville International and John C. Tune airports. Kreulen joined the airport authority in 2012 and was named president & CEO in December 2017.

Before joining MNAA, Kreulen served four years as director of Operations for Huntsville International Airport, during which time the airport received the highly regarded FAA Southern Region Airport Mark of Distinction Award and FAA Air Carrier Airport Safety Award.

Prior to beginning his career in the commercial aviation sector, Kreulen served in the United States Air Force for 27 years, earning the rank of Colonel.

An Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.), Kreulen is active in a variety of civic organizations including the Tennessee Association of Air Carrier Airports (President), Williamson Inc. Board of Directors (Chair), Music City Inc. Foundation, Auburn University Aviation Advisory Board, and is an alum of both Leadership Huntsville and Leadership Nashville. In 2019, the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame selected Kreulen as the “Tennessee’s Aviation Person of the Year”.

Kreulen earned Master of Science degrees from National War College and Troy University and a Bachelor of Science from Auburn University.