Stephen W. Harden, ATP,B-727,       B-737

Stephen Harden is President of LifeWings Partners LLC and co-founder of Crew Training International, Inc., the world’s largest provider of CRM training for aviation organizations. A captain for a major international airline and former TopGun fighter pilot, Mr. Harden has been the principal architect of LifeWings’ adaptation of aviation-based safety tools and best practices for healthcare. In the past year he has been responsible for the courseware and training provided to over 12,000 physicians and staff and has worked with over 75 healthcare organizations over the last seven years to implement a culture of safety. He is also the co-author of “CRM: The Flight Plan for Lasting Change in Patient Safety,” the definitive how-to text on implementing aviation-based safety tools in healthcare, published by HCPro. Mr. Harden has been involved in human factors and safety training for a wide variety of military and commercial customers for 18 years, producing over 40 separate training programs for aviation, heavy construction, military contractors, and healthcare. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and an FAA certified flight examiner. Mr. Harden lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife and five children.

Harden is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He accumulated over 300 aircraft carrier landings during service with the U.S. Navy and was selected to be an instructor pilot at the Navy’s elite Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN).  He holds an Airline Transport Pilot rating and Type ratings in B-727 and 737 aircraft and is an FAA certified flight examiner.

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