Chief Executive Officer, JetBlue Airways Corp

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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Robin Hayes is chief executive officer of JetBlue Airways Corp., which encompasses JetBlue – New York's Hometown Airline® – as well as subsidiaries JetBlue Ventures and JetBlue Travel Products.

He joined JetBlue in 2008 and served as the company's executive vice president and chief commercial officer until becoming president of the airline in January 2014. In February 2015 he was appointed as JetBlue's third chief executive officer, serving as president and CEO until 2018.

Prior to joining JetBlue, Robin was executive vice president for the Americas at British Airways. Over the span of a wide-ranging 19-year career with BA, he also served as area general manager for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.

He serves as chair of the board of Airlines for America (A4A); past chair of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA); and a member of the board of KeyCorp; Make-A-Wish Connecticut; and the Wings Club Foundation. Robin is a graduate in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. He received a BSc and master's in engineering from the university.