
01 / Leadership
Joshua Colin Foster
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Josh is the founder and CEO of Keel Horizons and brings more than 16 years of experience driving growth, transformation, and operational performance.
Before founding Keel Horizons, Josh served as President of Adams Rite Aerospace, a TransDigm company, leading a nearly $200 million aerospace and defense business that delivered EBITDA margins above 60%. Earlier at Danaher, he held roles of increasing responsibility spanning the Danaher Business System, commercial excellence and innovation for a $3 billion platform, M&A, and business leadership.
As a business leader at Danaher, Josh accelerated a $100 million aftermarket business from low-single-digit to high-single-digit growth and led the turnaround of a software business recognized among Minnesota’s Top 100 Companies to Work For. He also worked with McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group across retail, industrial, aerospace and defense, and medical devices, and led the global software business at Garrett Advancing Motion.
Josh earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from Cornell University.



