Board of Directors

Jerry Atkin
Jerry Atkin

Jerry Atkin
Chairman of the Board

  • Joined SkyWest in 1974 as Director of Finance
  • Served as CEO from 1975-2015
  • Elected Chairman of the Board in 1991
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Chip Childs
Chip Childs

Chip Childs
President and Chief Executive Officer of SkyWest, Inc.

  • Became CEO of SkyWest, Inc. in January 2016
  • Appointed to the Board January 2016
  • Joined SkyWest Airlines in 2001 as Vice President – Controller
  • Currently serves as a Director on the Salt Lake City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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James L. Welch
James L. Welch

James L. Welch

  • Member of the Board since 2007
  • Retired CEO, YRC Worldwide, Inc.
  • Currently serves on the Board of Directors of Schneider National, Inc. and Stericycle, Inc.
  • Lead Director
  • Chair – Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
  • Member – Audit & Finance, and Safety & Compliance Committees
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Smita Conjeevaram
Smita Conjeevaram

Smita Conjeevaram

  • Appointed to the board January 2021
  • Currently serves on the Board of Directors of SS&C Technologies, McGrath Rentcorp and Wisdom Tree Investments, Inc.
  • Former Deputy CFO of Fortress Investment Group’s Credit Funds and CFO of the Fortress Investment Group’s Credit Hedge Funds
  • Member – Audit & Finance, Compensation, and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees
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Meredith S. Madden
Meredith S. Madden

Meredith S. Madden

  • Member of the Board since May 2015
  • CEO of NORDAM Group, Inc.
  • Serves on the board of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (NYSE: TPX)
  • Emeritus Member of the Board of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
  • Member – Audit & Finance, Compensation, and Safety & Compliance Committees
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Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

  • Appointed to the Board October 2013
  • President and CEO of Waste Connections, Inc.
  • Chair – Compensation Committee
  • Member – Nominating & Corporate Governance, and Safety & Compliance Committees
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Andrew C. Roberts
Andrew C. Roberts

Andrew C. Roberts

  • Member of the Board since May 2015
  • Chair, STS Aviation Group, LLC
  • Chair – Safety & Compliance Committee
  • Member – Audit & Finance, and Compensation Committees
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Keith E. Smith
Keith E. Smith

Keith E. Smith

  • Appointed to the Board October 2013
  • President and CEO, Boyd Gaming
  • Currently serves on the Board of Directors of Boyd Gaming
  • Chair – Audit & Finance Committee
  • Member – Compensation, and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees
  • Financial Expert
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