American Airlines Names Nathan J. Gatten Senior Vice President – Government Affairs
May 24 2017 - 9:00AM
American Airlines today announced that Nathan J. Gatten has been
named Senior Vice President – Government Affairs. In this role,
Gatten will lead American’s federal and international government
and regulatory affairs team and the company’s advocacy in
Washington and across American’s global network.
“Nate brings the perfect blend of leadership, energy, experience
and strategic thinking to this critical role,” said Steve Johnson,
American’s Executive Vice President – Corporate Affairs. “Those
strengths, and Nate’s ability to build relationships, have helped
him deliver results for highly complex organizations facing
significant public policy issues. American Airlines has built a
terrific team to address the very challenging issues the airline
industry faces in Washington and around the world, and we are very
excited to welcome Nate. His leadership and counsel will take us to
the next level.”
Gatten will play a critical role in defining the company’s
government affairs priorities and the development and execution of
the advocacy efforts needed to advance American’s public policy
initiatives. His team will work collaboratively with American’s
operations, commercial, communications and legal teams in Fort
Worth, and its state and local government affairs team to drive a
consistent message to elected officials, public policy makers and
key influencers. Gatten will report to Johnson when he begins his
new role later this summer.
Gatten joins American from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he
served as Managing Director and Head of Global Government
Relations. In that role, he led government relations and policy
teams globally, and served as the organization’s primary
representative before Congress, the Administration and
international policy-making bodies. Prior to joining JPMorgan
Chase, Gatten was a partner at American Capitol Group, a boutique
lobbying and public affairs consulting firm.
Before that, Gatten was Vice President of Government and
Industry Relations at Fannie Mae, where he managed the team
responsible for interaction with Republican members of the U.S.
Senate and House of Representatives. Earlier in his career, he held
progressively senior roles working for Sen. Robert F. Bennett
(R-UT) and on the Senate Banking Committee. Gatten holds a B.S.
from Willamette University and earned an M.B.A. from the Booth
School of Business at the University of Chicago. He lives in
Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife Annette and their four
children.
About American Airlines GroupAmerican Airlines
and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day
to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has
hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a
founding member of the oneworld® alliance,
whose members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250
daily flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines
Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015,
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