JetBlue Airways announced that Joanna Geraghty, currently the company?s president and chief operating officer, will succeed Robin Hayes as chief executive officer, effective February 12, 2024. Hayes will continue to serve on the company?s Board of Directors until that time, at which point Geraghty will join the Board. Hayes will serve as a strategic advisor to the company over the coming months.

During Geraghty?s nearly 20-year career at JetBlue, she has contributed with various roles of increasing responsibility. In 2018, she was named president and chief operating officer, responsible for the airline?s operations and commercial performance including network, brand and marketing, and revenue management. Prior to this, Geraghty served as JetBlue?s executive vice president, customer experience, responsible for airports, customer support, and inflight service.

She also held the role of executive vice president, chief people officer, as well as vice president, associate general counsel and director, litigation and regulatory affairs. She has also served as a member of the board of the JetBlue Foundation. Before joining JetBlue, she was a partner at the law firm Holland & Knight.

Geraghty serves on the board of directors of L3Harris Technologies and is chairperson of the board of Concern Worldwide, an international not-for-profit. She received her bachelor?s degree from the College of the Holy Cross, her master?s in international relations from Syracuse University?s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law.