He is a member of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Users’ Advisory Group and won the Black Engineer of the Year Award in 2022 at the 36th Annual BEYA STEM Conference.

[7][9] His decision was partly influenced by his enjoyment of the 1980s sitcom "A Different World," which portrayed life at a fictitious historically black college.

[7] Colbert enrolled in a dual degree engineering program offered by Morehouse in conjunction with Georgia Tech.

department, he developed network, computing, server, storage, collaboration, and infrastructure solutions for Boeing.

[1] During his time as CIO, Colbert launched the Analytic Lab for Aerospace Data at Carnegie Mellon University.

[10] In that position, he managed Boeing’s international commercial aerospace development, delivery, and distribution operations.

[10] Colbert stated that his top priorities with Boeing are driving stability and predictability and that the successful advancement of these goals will require a well-trained workforce and resolutions to supply chain issues.