Robert Fornaro

Robert L.
Fornaro is currently Director at Georgia Aquarium, Inc., Director at Southwest Airlines Co. since 2024, Director at Avianca Group International Ltd. since 2021, Director at WestJet Airlines Ltd. since 2020, Member-Governors Board at Airline Passenger Experience Association, Inc., and Principal at Parkview Partners LLC since 2019.
Former roles include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at AirTran Holdings, Inc. from 2008 to 2011; Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer & COO at AirTran Airways, Inc. from 2010 to 2011; Director at Spirit Airlines LLC in 2019; Senior Vice President-Planning at US Airways, Inc. from 1992 to 1997; Senior Vice President-Marketing & Planning at Northwest Airlines, Inc. in 1992; Chief Financial Officer at AirTran Holdings, Inc. from 1999 to 2000; Director-Future Schedule Planning at Trans World Airlines, Inc.; Director at Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Vice President-Research at Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp.; Senior Vice President-Marketing & Planning at Braniff International Airways; and Principal at Parkview Partners LLC from 2011 to 2015.
Education includes graduate studies at Harvard University and undergraduate studies at Rutgers State University of New Jersey.