Lance Lyttle is the Chief Operating Officer for the City of Houston Department of Aviation.
Prior to his appointment in 2011, Mr. Lyttle served as an Assistant General Manager from 2005-2011, and the Chief Information Officer from 1999-2005, at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.
Lyttle has extensive experience in spearheading strategic and business plan development, developing high performance organization, business process re-engineering, ideas management and innovation, and implementing technologically complex projects. He also brings extensive experience in creating new sources of non-airline revenues.
He is also familiar with the goals and philosophies of Houston aviation director Mario C. Diaz, since the two worked closely together in Atlanta before moving on to their respective new positions.
Lyttle has served in the past as a chairperson for the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE).
He has a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in physics and computer science from the University of the West Indies, as well as a Masters degree in Management Information Systems from the same University.
He describes himself as an avid sportsperson who enjoys basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis and golf. Lyttle also writes poetry, songs and short stories.
