Herb Kelleher

• Original name is Herbert D. Kelleher

• He was born on March 12, 1931

• He is the co-founder, and Chairman Emeritus

and former CEO of Southwest Airlines (based
in the United States)

• Southwest airlines offers low fares and point

to point carrier in America to its passengers
 EDUCATION , CAREER
• BA from Wesleyan University in 1953.
• In 1956, LLB from New York University.
• Started his career at New Jersey Supreme
Court.(1956-1959)
• Worked with many companies, joined
Southwest in 1969.
• Kelleher's colourful personality created a corporate
culture

• Southwest is consistently named among the top five

Most Admired Corporations in America in Fortune
magazine's annual poll

• Kelleher has dedicated himself to building a culture that

puts employees , not customers first.

• Fortune has also called Kelleher the best CEO in America

• Mr. Kelleher was inducted into the Junior Achievement

U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2004.
• Kelleher ultimately stepped down as Chairman
on May 21, 2008

• In 2003, Kelleher was awarded the Bower

Award for Business Leadership

• In July, 2010 Kelleher was appointed Chair of

the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of
directors for 2011
 5 THINGS FROM HERB KELLEHER
• People First- “The business of business is
people”.
• Be humble.
• Work harder than anyone else and keep at it.
• Goodwill is sometimes worth more than
winning.
• Continued learning.