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Herb Kelleher

@herbkelleher

American businessman (1931–2019)

Building Southwest Airlines as Founder · United States

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Lived
1931–2019
Educated at
Wesleyan University · New York University · New York University School of Law · Haddon Heights High School

About

Herb Kelleher (1931–2019) was a lawyer and chief executive officer. They were born in Camden. They studied at Wesleyan University.

In context

Southwest Airlines was founded in 1967 and has no closure on record. Among the 7 other air transport companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 12 years.

Contribution

Herb's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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