Joanne Smith

This article is about the airline executive. For the feminist and social worker, see Joanne N. Smith. For the country singer, see Joanna Smith. For the politician, see Joann H. Smith.

Joanne Smith is an American business executive. She is the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Delta Air Lines, serving in this role since October 1, 2014.^[1] Upon her appointment she replaced Mike Campbell.^[2]

Joanne Smith
Smith speaking at an event.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	California Polytechnic State University (BBA)
Occupation	Business Executive
Years active	2002 - present
Employer	Delta Air Lines
Title	Chief People Officer at Delta Air Lines
Term	October 1, 2014 - present
Predecessor	Mike Campbell
Board member of	Atlanta Habitat for Humanity Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Education

Smith has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from California Polytechnic State University.^[3]

Career history

Smith joined Delta in 2002 as Vice President – Marketing and Customer Service at Song.^[2] Previously she served as Senior Vice President: In-Flight Service from March 2007 to September 2014. Before that she was Vice President: Marketing from November 2005 to February 2007.^[3]

She serves as a director or advisory board member of several organizations including Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, the Dean's Advisory Council for Orfalea College of Business and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.^[1]

Awards

Awards that Smith has received include: the 25 Power Women to Watch in Atlanta, Advertising Age: Top 10 Women to Watch, Wall Street Journal: Top Women to Watch, Honored Alumni of the Orfalea College of Business, and AWNY Changing the Game Award.^[1]

References

1. "JOANNE SMITH E.V.P. AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER". Delta Air Lines. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
2. Carey, Susan (August 27, 2014). "Joanne Smith, E.V.P. and Chief People Officer". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
3. "Joanne Smith". Bloomberg L.P. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.