Owner, Chair
Clay Lacy Aviation
Brian Kirkdoffer is the owner and chair of Clay Lacy Aviation, which operates out of Van Nuys Airport in the San Fernando Valley. Since acquiring the private charter operator in 2012, he has expanded the company’s workforce to about 800 and built out a fleet valued at about $3 billion. Kirkdoffer previously flew a Learjet for the company. He led the company’s merger with Key Air in 2022.
YEARS ON LA500: 2 Years on the LA500
