Join The Texas Tribune, in partnership with Texas McCombs and Texas Executive Education, at 11 a.m. Central time Aug. 12 for a discussion with Gary Kelly, CEO, and chair of the board for Southwest Airlines, moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith.

We’ll discuss the short- and long-term prospects for Southwest, one of the largest commercial airlines in the world, and for the airline industry as a whole.

Kelly began his career at Southwest in 1986 as controller, and later became CFO and vice president of finance. Previously, he worked as a CPA for Arthur Young & Company in Dallas and as controller for Systems Center, Inc. He is a graduate of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and serves on the McCombs School Advisory Council.

This conversation will be live-streamed at texastribune.org starting at 11 a.m. CT on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

This event is presented in partnership with Texas McCombs and Texas Executive Education.

Tribune events are also supported through contributions from our founding investors and members. Though donors and corporate sponsors underwrite Texas Tribune events, they play no role in determining the content, panelists, or line of questioning.