About the Event
Scott Kirby has seen leadership from every angle. He currently serves as CEO of United Airlines, leading the world’s largest airline. But his career has taken him far beyond the airline industry, with experiences spanning the Pentagon, the technology sector, the U.S. Air Force Academy and George Washington University.
What does a career of such varied experiences teach you about making consequential decisions, navigating uncertainty, and continuing to evolve as a leader?
In this Enduring Excellence conversation, Scott joins veteran journalist Tyler Mathisen to reflect on the experiences and lessons that shaped his approach to leadership. Together, they will explore what it takes to lead with clarity and purpose in a complex and rapidly changing environment, how great leaders continue learning and improving over time, and what it means to sustain excellence through different chapters of work and life.
Who's Speaking
Scott Kirby
Scott Kirby is CEO of United Airlines. He previously served as president from 2016 to 2020, overseeing operations, marketing, sales, alliances, network planning, and revenue management, and playing a key role in United’s cultural transformation and strategic growth. In December 2020, he was elected Chairman of the Star Alliance Chief...
Scott Kirby is CEO of United Airlines. He previously served as president from 2016 to 2020, overseeing operations, marketing, sales, alliances, network planning, and revenue management, and playing a key role in United’s cultural transformation and strategic growth. In December 2020, he was elected Chairman of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board and also serves on the International Air Transport Association Board of Governors.
Prior to United, Scott was president of American Airlines from 2013 to 2016 and US Airways from 2006 to 2013, bringing more than three decades of airline industry leadership. He began his career at the Pentagon and in the technology sector and holds degrees from the U.S. Air Force Academy and George Washington University.
Tyler Mathisen
Tyler Mathisen is one of the nation’s most respected business news journalists and interviewers. For more than 27 years, he was a news anchor and co-anchor for CNBC, the world’s top business news television channel. In that time he hosted or co-hosted virtually every program on the CNBC schedule, most...
Tyler Mathisen is one of the nation’s most respected business news journalists and interviewers. For more than 27 years, he was a news anchor and co-anchor for CNBC, the world’s top business news television channel. In that time he hosted or co-hosted virtually every program on the CNBC schedule, most recently “Power Lunch,” one of the network’s longest running program franchises. His coverage credits include: the bursting of the so-called “market bubble” in 2000; the 9-11 terror attacks; the financial crisis of 2007-2009; and the Covid-19 pandemic and its profound business impact. Additionally, he was CNBC’s Vice President of Events Strategy. In that role, he helped map the company’s initiatives in the live events business, virtual and in person.
Previously, Mathisen was Managing Editor of CNBC Business News, responsible for directing the network’s daily content and coverage, and Vice President for Strategic Editorial Initiatives.
He also co-anchored “Nightly Business Report,” an award-winning evening business news program produced by CNBC for U.S. public television. In 2014, NBR was named best radio/TV show by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).
Mathisen also reported multiple one-hour documentaries for the network including “Best Buy: The Big Box Fights Back,” “Supermarkets Inc: Inside a $500 Billion Money Machine” and “Death: It’s a Living,” which won SABEW’s 2014 “Best in Business” award for best radio/TV feature or field report. He was also the host and chief correspondent of two CNBC series, “How I Made My Millions” and “High Net Worth.”
Before joining CNBC in 1997, Mathisen spent 15 years as a writer, senior editor and top editor for Money magazine. He also served as Money Editor for ABC’s “Good Morning America” from 1991 to 1997.
A native of Arlington, Va., Mathisen graduated with distinction with a degree in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.