About Bob Jordan
Bob Jordan was an American business executive.
Robert Jordan is an American business executive who took on the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at Southwest Airlines on February 1, 2022.
In June 2021, it was announced that Jordan would succeed Gary C. Kelly as the sixth CEO of the company in February 2022. Previously he was executive vice president of corporate services for Southwest Airlines.
Education Jordan graduated from Texas A&M University with a computer science degree. He has both a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the university.
Career Before joining Southwest Airlines in 1988, he worked as a programmer and financial analyst for Hewlett-Packard.
In December of 2022, Jordan presided over the 2022 Southwest Airlines Scheduling Crisis, during which a significant number of flights were cancelled in the week following Christmas due to an operational systems failure.
Jordan's compensation as CEO was $10.5 million as of 2025.
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