Edgar Vesga, MPR,CMI, Director of Air Service Development and Cargo Services

Philadelphia International Airport | Northeast Philadelphia Airport

Edgar Antístenes Vesga-Arias, MPR, CMI is the Director of Air Service Development and Cargo Services for the City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation and oversees this unit within the airport’s Strategic Partnerships/Revenue department. He is responsible for attracting, retaining, and expanding air service routes as well as increase cargo volume and works to maintain effective working relationships with carriers, logistical firms, aviation organizations and other airports. Mr. Vesga also facilitates corporate and stakeholder relationships that maximize commercial air service operations at Philadelphia, ensuring that PHL thrives as a globally competitive gateway.

Before his current role, Mr. Vesga was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Philadelphia International Medicine, a premier international consortium of 10 healthcare systems in the USA ranked among the best in the world. Prior to arriving in Philadelphia, Mr. Vesga was a member of the executive staff and Director of the Department of International Child Health at the American Academy of Pediatrics in Chicago for over five years.