Jerry Atkin

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Jerry C. Atkin (born February 27, 1949) is the chairman of SkyWest, Inc., which operates SkyWest Airlines and (until January 2019) ExpressJet Airlines. [1] He helped consolidate the merger between ASA and SkyWest. [2] [3]

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. [4] He is on the Utah State Board of Regents. [5] 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. [6] [7]

He and his wife Carolyn have four children. [6] His son Ryan Atkin once worked for Oppenheimer in New York City.[ citation needed ]

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