Sector: Industrials
Director information for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER P. REYNOLDS | Independent Director; Former EVP and Chief Strategy Officer of Toyota Motor North America; Chair | 63 | ["Compliance", "Environmental / Sustainability", "Government Affairs", "Human Capital", "Legal Affairs", "Logistics / Operations", "Multinational public company executive", "Risk Management", "Safety", "Technology", "Finance & Accounting", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability"] | ["Compensation", "Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Audit"] | 2026 |
| DAVID J. GRISSEN | Independent Director; Former Group President of Marriott International | 68 | ["Environmental / Sustainability", "Finance & Accounting", "Government Affairs", "Human Capital", "Logistics / Operations", "Marketing / Brand Management", "Risk Management", "Safety", "Expertise in successful brand management", "Strong finance experience", "Proven track record of spearheading company growth", "PublicCEO", "Technology", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations"] | ["Audit", "Compensation"] | 2026 |
| DAVID P. HESS | Director; Former CEO of Arconic Corporation; Chair | 70 | ["Former CEO of Arconic Corporation", "Seasoned executive with over four decades of aerospace background", "Effective leader of strategic transformations", "Extensive boardroom experience at aerospace, defense, and industrial materials companies", "PublicCEO", "Finance & Accounting", "Technology", "Govt Affairs", "Human Capital", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations", "Marketing/Brand Management"] | ["Audit", "Safety and Operations (Chair)", "Safety & Operations"] | 2026 |
| DOUGLAS H. BROOKS | Former Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Brinker International, Inc.; Independent Chair of the Board; Director | 73 | ["Finance & Accounting", "Human Capital", "Logistics / Operations", "Marketing / Brand Management", "Public CEO", "Risk Management", "Experience leading transformational corporate strategy", "Decisive leader with well-honed operational planning judgment", "Accomplished public company director", "PublicCEO", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations", "Chair of the Board", "Board oversight", "Corporate governance"] | ["Audit", "Compensation", "Fleet Oversight", "Safety & Operations"] | 2026 |
| LISA M. ATHERTON | President and CEO of Textron, Inc. | 51 | ["Airline / Aerospace", "Government Affairs", "Human Capital", "Logistics / Operations", "Public CEO", "Risk Management", "Safety", "PublicCEO", "Finance & Accounting", "Technology", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations"] | ["Compensation (Chair)", "Fleet Oversight", "Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Audit", "Compensation", "Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| PATRICIA A. WATSON | Former Chief Information & Technology Officer of NCR Atleos Corporation; Director | 60 | ["Airline / Aerospace", "Government Affairs", "Human Capital", "Logistics / Operations", "Marketing/ Brand Management", "Risk Management", "Technology", "Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer, NCR Atleos Corporation", "Chief Information Officer, NCR Corporation", "President of Cloud Collaboration and Enterprise Collaboration, Intrado Corporation", "Global Chief Information Officer, Total System Services, Inc.", "Chief Information Officer, The Brink\u2019s Company", "Various technology executive positions, Bank of America Corporation", "Captain, United States Air Force", "Finance & Accounting", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Safety and Operations", "Compensation", "Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| PIERRE R. BREBER | Former Vice President and CFO of Chevron Corporation; Chair | 61 | ["Environmental / Sustainability", "Finance & Accounting", "Government Affairs", "Logistics / Operations", "Risk Management", "Safety", "Technology", "Govt Affairs", "Human Capital", "Logistics/Operations", "Marketing/Brand Management", "Satisfies the criteria adopted by the SEC to serve as an audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit", "Compensation"] | 2026 |
| RAKESH GANGWAL | Co-Founder of InterGlobe Aviation Limited; Chair | 72 | ["Airline / Aerospace", "Finance & Accounting", "Human Capital", "Logistics / Operations", "Public CEO", "Risk Management", "Safety", "Technology", "PublicCEO", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations", "Marketing/Brand Management", "Airline/Aerospace"] | ["Fleet Oversight", "Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Safety & Operations"] | 2026 |
| ROBERT E. JORDAN | CEO, President, and Vice Chairman of the Board; President, CEO, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Southwest Airlines Co.; Director; President & Chief Executive Officer | 65 | ["Extensive operating experience in the airline industry", "Proven track record leading transformational and modernization initiatives", "Strong financial acumen", "CEO, Southwest Airlines Co.", "Various executive positions at Southwest Airlines", "Chair of the Audit Committee at The Container Store", "PublicCEO", "Finance & Accounting", "Technology", "Govt Affairs", "Human Capital", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations", "Marketing/Brand Management", "Leading business operations", "Implementation of transformational initiatives"] | ["Fleet Oversight", "Safety and Operations", "Safety & Operations"] | 2026 |
| ROBERT L. FORNARO | Director; Former CEO of Spirit Airlines and AirTran Holdings Inc. | 73 | ["Airline / Aerospace", "Finance & Accounting", "Government Affairs", "Human Capital", "Logistics / Operations", "Marketing/ Brand Management", "Public CEO", "Risk Management", "Safety", "PublicCEO", "Technology", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations", "Marketing/Brand Management", "Airline/Aerospace"] | ["Safety and Operations"] | 2026 |
| SARAH E. FEINBERG | Independent Director; Former Administrator of the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration | 48 | ["Former CEO and President of the New York City Transit Authority", "Former Administrator of the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration", "Extensive transportation operations experience", "Strong knowledge of the transportation industry", "Corporate governance experience", "Finance & Accounting", "Technology", "Govt Affairs", "Human Capital", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations", "Marketing/Brand Management", "Safety", "Airline/Aerospace", "Risk Management"] | ["Compensation", "Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Audit"] | 2026 |
