Bonny Warner

Bonny Warner (now Bonny Simi; born April 7, 1962, in Mount Baldy, California ) is an American luger who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. She later competed in women's bobsleigh from 1999 to 2002. In December 2020 she left Jet Blue and went to work for Joby Aviation as the Head of Air Operations.

Luge career Warner's career in luge began when she was a torchbearer for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, while as a freshman from Stanford University. Warner also organized Luge camps throughout the United States, which made a huge contribution to the growth of the sport in this country.

Broadcasting career Following the 1992 Winter Olympics, Warner retired and served as a color commentator for CBS Sports during their coverage of the Winter Olympics in 1994 and 1998. Warner's best seasonal finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was third overall in 2000–1. During the 2001-2 Bobsleigh World Cup, Warner carried on her sled a memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Because she did not qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics, she worked for NBC Sports during their television coverage of the games.

Life since the Winter Olympics Since her retirement from bobsleigh, Warner was a pilot for JetBlue Airways, eventually moving up the ranks to senior management in the company. She eventually became President of JetBlue's Venture Capital arm, JetBlue Technology Ventures. Currently, she continues her work in the aviation industry for Joby Aviation.