Jerry Atkin

American businessman

Jerry C. Atkin (born February 27, 1949) is the chairman of SkyWest, Inc., which operates SkyWest Airlines and (until January 2019) ExpressJet Airlines. He helped consolidate the merger between ASA and SkyWest.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jerry Atkin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 27, 1949.¹

About

Atkin joined the company in July 1974 as a member of the Board of Directors and the company's Director of Finance. He became the President and Chief Executive Officer the next year. He is on the Utah State Board of Regents. He was once regarded as "longest-tenured CEO in airline industry" for Skywest before stepping down in 2016 for Chip Childs to succeed on January 1, 2017.

He and his wife Carolyn have four children. His son Ryan Atkin once worked for Oppenheimer in New York City.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jerry Atkin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

ExpressJetChief executive officer⁹
SkyWest AirlinesChair¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedDavid Eccles School of Business³
Date not recordedUtah Tech University³

Career

Occupation: business executive.⁶

Date not recordedChief executive, ExpressJet⁴
Date not recordedChair, SkyWest Airlines⁵

Personal life

CitizenshipUnited States⁷
Children4⁸

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