Herb Kelleher

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Herb Kelleher was an American entrepreneur and lawyer best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Southwest Airlines, where he pioneered low-cost, customer-friendly air travel.

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Herb Kelleher canonical 9
Herbert David Kelleher 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf business executive
entrepreneur
human
lawyer
academicDegree bachelor's degree
law degree
awardReceived Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Lifetime Achievement
Tony Jannus Award
businessModel low-fare, no-frills air travel
point-to-point airline service
coFounded Southwest Airlines
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1931-03-12
dateOfDeath 2019-01-03
educatedAt New York University School of Law
Wesleyan University
familyName Kelleher
fieldOfStudy English
law
fullName Herb Kelleher self-linksurface differs
surface form: Herbert David Kelleher
gender male
givenName Herbert
industry airline industry
aviation
influenced development of low-cost carriers worldwide
knownFor co-founding Southwest Airlines
developing customer-friendly airline service culture
pioneering low-cost air travel in the United States
language English
leadershipStyle employee-centric management
informal and personable corporate culture
legalCareer practiced law before entering the airline business
nickname Herb Kelleher self-link
notableIdea making air travel accessible to a broader population through low fares
notableWork building Southwest Airlines into a major low-cost carrier
numberOfChildren 4
occupation airline executive
businessperson
entrepreneur
lawyer
placeOfBirth Camden
surface form: Camden, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath Dallas, Texas
surface form: Dallas, Texas, United States
positionHeld Chairman of Southwest Airlines
Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines
residence Dallas, Texas
surface form: Dallas, Texas, United States
spouse Jo Ann Kelleher
workLocation Dallas, Texas
surface form: Dallas, Texas, United States

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Southwest Airlines foundedBy Herb Kelleher
Herb Kelleher fullName Herb Kelleher self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Herbert David Kelleher
Herb Kelleher nickname Herb Kelleher self-link
Rollin King partnerInBusinessWith Herb Kelleher
Kelleher hasNotableBearer Herb Kelleher
Kelleher hasFounder Herb Kelleher
subject surface form: Southwest Airlines
Tony Jannus Award notableRecipient Herb Kelleher
Jo Ann Kelleher spouse Herb Kelleher
Herb usedBy Herb Kelleher