Jerry C. Atkin is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SkyWest, Inc. and its subsidiary companies. He has served as Chief Executive Officer since 1975. He became the youngest President ever of a scheduled airline at 26. He served for one year as Director of Finance. He was elected as Chairman of the Board in June 1991 and has led the Company from annual revenues of under $1 million to more than $1 billion.

Jerry obtained a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Utah and practiced as a Certified Public Accountant for two years prior to joining SkyWest.

He and his wife live in St. George, Utah. They have three sons and a daughter.