Bill Ayer

Bill Ayer

Bill S. Ayer, 52, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group which is the parent company of Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier Horizon Air. [ [http://www.alaskasworld.com/newsroom/ASNews/AS-Fact-Sheet_Bill-Ayer.asp Alaska Airlines Company Facts: William S Ayer ] ]

Originally interested in being a physician, he later changed career goals. He is graduate of Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in economics and biology, Ayer earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Washington. He holds commercial and flight instructor pilot certificates with instrument and multi-engine ratings.

Ayer founded and was president of Air Olympia, a commuter airline serving Washington state. “We operated for two years,” noted Ayers. “We didn’t go broke, but we probably would have if we’d stuck with it.” [ [http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/sept06/content/view/75/1/ Columns Magazine - The University of Washington Alumni Magazine - Business Class: ] ] He also served as a regional manager for Piper Aircraft Co.

Ayer began his career with Alaska in 1995 as vice president of marketing and planning and progressed through various posts to become chief executive officer in 2002, and chairman in 2003. He spent 13 years at Horizon where he was senior vice president of operations before joining Alaska.

Ayer is a director of Puget Energy, the Museum of Flight and Angel Flight America. He also serves on the University of Washington Business School Advisory Board. Married with one child, he resides at Bellevue, Wash. He uses his private pilot skills to fly Angel Flight America patients to their medical treatments.

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