He is the former CEO of the highly successful Southwest Airlines whose foundation and culture placed people first. Later, when recruited to be the CEO of failing Braniff International, he was the first CEO to successfully restructure a major airline into... through, and out of Chapter 11. Earlier he spent over twenty years with United Airlines, his fimal position being Group Vice President of Marketing.

  He has been an entrepreneur, the Chairman of a startup management and investment company, and for the past several years, an author, commentator, speaker and advisor on business issues, change, leadership and ethics. HarperCollins published his first book, “The Winds of Turbulence” on leadership and ethics. Harvard University wrote a case study on his Braniff experiences, “The Ethics of Bankruptcy.” It is a teaching model for handling all stakeholders honestly and ethically in crisis. He has an MBA in Marketing from the University of Chicago and attended Harvard's Advanced Management Program.

  Howard grew up on an Iowa farm and learned to fly out of a pasture. His wife Krista is a native of Ohio, a former flight attendant and they have been married 40 years. Their son Mike is a commercial airline Captain, and daughter Sue is in public relations and advertising.

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