Stuart Diamond, CEO and co-owner. Attorney (JD Harvard), business executive (MBA Wharton); has been a senior executive of businesses in Peru, Colombia, Eduador, Argentina, Bolivia, Florida and New York. Advised half of Global 100 companies and entities in more than 40 countries on strategy, M&A, marketing, negotiation. Teaches at Wharton, taught at Harvard, Columbia, elsewhere on negotiation and cultural diversity. Winner, Pulitzer Prize as a reporter for The New York Times. Former U.N. consultant, Wall Street executive, chairman of a public high technology company. Advised borrower in largest foreign commercial financing in Ukraine history. Provided key advice in settling multibillion dollar electronic commodity trading rights dispute on Wall Street and 2008 Writers Guild strike in Hollywood.

Chris Gaertner, co-owner. Managing director with Merrill Lynch, a leading global investment bank. Former president, Gaertner Research, with numerous patents in military and civilian aerospace technologies including flight simulation, head-trackers for target designation and a pilot decision system. Former Infantry Officer, with Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder, Jumpmaster, Jungle training and assignments including 82nd Airborne, 1st Special Operation Command and Navy SEALs. Holds engineering degrees from U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Columbia University, and an MBA from Wharton. Experienced pilot with Airline Transport Rating; Certified Flight Instructor. Owns several planes.

James Jennings, vice president of compliance. More than 20 years’ experience in aviation operations, compliance, safety, security. Former senior operations director, Gemini Air Cargo; former chief pilot, Independence/Atlantic Coast Airlines (1,700 pilots). Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve, air operations planner, joint forces command. Former action officer, Navy Command Center, Pentagon. B.A. and M.S., with postgraduate work in air safety at Naval Postgraduate School.

Luis (Ticky) Hernandez, director of operations. More than 30 years’ experience as a director of operations, chief pilot, captain and airman in the Caribbean, with a variety of companies. Deep and broad knowledge of flying in the Caribbean region.

Arnaldo Gonzalez, chief pilot. More than 40,000 hours of flight time on a variety of turbines and reciprocating engines, part 135 and part 121 operations. Expert in Convair and DC3, both passenger and cargo operations. Flight instructor and captain.

Hiram Maldonado, director of maintenance. More than half a century in aviation maintenance, former director of Eastern Airlines maintenance in Latin America. Experience in both large and small planes, including DC3s, Convairs, Boeing and Airbus jets. Former regional director of maintenance for Pan American.

Juan Sanchez, Assistant general manager, has been with Four Star for seven years. His experience with computers and office administration helped him grow in the organization. Starting as a mail handler, he worked his way up to customer service rep, in-bond agent, and assistant to the director of operations.

Eduardo Aponte, cargo operations manger and flight coordinator, has more than 20 years' experience in the airline and cargo industry in the Caribbean working for Four Star. He has studied business administration at the University of Puerto Rico. He is a hazardous materials certified handler and a customs and excise tax documentation agent.