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'{{Other people|Doug Parker}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Doug Parker | image = DougParker.jpg | alt = | caption = Doug Parker in 2014 | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | education = [[Albion College]], [[Vanderbilt University]] | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = Chairman & CEO of [[American Airlines Group]] | spouse = Gwen Parker | children = [[#Personal life|3]] }} '''William Douglas''' "''''Douche'''" '''Parker''' is an American businessman who is the current Chairman and [[CEO]] of [[American Airlines Group]], Inc., the parent company of [[American Airlines]].<ref name="dallasnews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/business/airline-industry/20141206-a-year-into-its-merger-with-us-airways-american-airlines-is-flying-high.ece|title=A year into its merger with US Airways, American Airlines is flying high|author=|date=|work=dallasnews.com|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> == Early life and education == Parker grew up in Michigan and received a BA in Economics from [[Albion College]] (1984). He then received an MBA from the [[Owen Graduate School of Management]] at [[Vanderbilt University]] (1986), where American Airlines offered him a job after a campus interview.<ref name="post-gazette.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2005/06/02/America-West-CEO-inspires-workers-by-being-one-of-them/stories/200506020530|title=America West CEO inspires workers by being one of them|author=|date=|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> == Early career == Parker was a financial analyst at American Airlines from 1986 to 1991, where he was a member of then CEO [[Robert Crandall]]'s, "Brat Pack",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011-12-29/American-Brat-Pack-where-airline-CEOs-came-of-age/52270544/1|title=Travel News, Tips, and Guides - USATODAY.com|author=|date=|work=USA TODAY|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> alongside [[Thomas W. Horton]] (former CEO President and [[Chairman]] of American), [[C. David Cush]] (former CEO of [[Virgin America]]) and [[Ben Baldanza]] (former CEO of [[Spirit Airlines]]). Parker joined [[Northwest Airlines]] in 1991 and was tasked to help create a team that would systematically figure out where the airline was making and losing money. Tracking profits flight-by-flight in such detail at that level was a first for Northwest.<ref name="startribune.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/persistent-doug-parker-nears-top-job-at-american/191374161/|title=Persistent Doug Parker nears top job at American - StarTribune.com|author=|date=|work=Star Tribune|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> Parker became Chief Financial Officer of [[America West Airlines]] in 1995 after returning to United States, and because then-CEO [[Bill Franke]] wanted to train him to be a CEO, Parker moved around between finance, sales and operations.<ref name="startribune.com"/> Parker was named Chairman and CEO in September 2001, 10 days before the September 11th terrorist attacks.<ref name="maryschlangenstein">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-02-11/us-airways-ceo-nears-amr-prize-to-cap-mergers-he-spurred|title=US Airways CEO Takes AMR Prize to Cap Mergers He Spurred|author=Mary Schlangenstein|date=11 February 2013|work=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> Under Parker, America West was the first of several airlines to win post-9/11 federal loan guarantees, saving the airline from a second bankruptcy.<ref name="post-gazette.com"/> == US Airways career == America West and US Airways merged in 2005, with Parker continuing as CEO of the combined company. US Airways made an unsuccessful bid to merge with [[Delta Air Lines]] as it was in bankruptcy protection in 2006, faltering as Delta rallied workers and creditors against the hostile bid. Creditors rejected the bid in early 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/31/news/companies/usair_delta/index.htm?cnn=yes|title=US Air drops hostile bid for Delta after creditors say no - Jan. 31, 2007|author=|date=|work=cnn.com|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> US Airways also attempted a merger with [[United Airlines]] in 2008 and in 2010, but United ultimately merged with [[Continental Airlines]].<ref name="startribune.com"/> == American Airlines career == In 2012, US Airways launched an effort to merge with American Airlines, while American's parent company, [[AMR Corporation]], was in bankruptcy protection. US Airways took the unprecedented step of securing tentative contracts with American’s labor groups, while AMR was still pushing to exit bankruptcy.<ref name="maryschlangenstein"/> That deal closed on 9 December 2013, and Parker was named CEO of the combined company, which became the world's largest airline.<ref name="dallasnews.com"/> == Personal life == Parker lives in [[Dallas, Texas]] with his wife, Gwen Parker, and three children. In 2007, Doug Parker pleaded guilty to his third DUI and was sentenced to 1 day in jail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-02-26-parker-serves-sentence_x.htm|title=US Airways CEO serves 24-hour jail sentence for drunk driving - USATODAY.com|author=|date=|work=usatoday.com|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> After his conviction, shareholders questioned if the company should have disclosed Parker's two previous DUI arrests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seekingalpha.com/article/26613-us-airways-should-ve-disclosed-ceo-s-dui|title=US Airways Should've Disclosed CEO's DUI|author=Herb Greenberg|date=12 February 2007|work=Seeking Alpha|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> == Awards and appearances == * 2015 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Southwest region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ey-announces-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2015-award-recipients-in-the-southwest-300106860.html|title=EY announces Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award recipients in the Southwest|author=EY|date=30 June 2015|work=prnewswire.com|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> * Commencement address at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management, 10 May 2013<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXhYI_JckPg|title=2013 Commencement Address: Douglas Parker, MBA'86.|author=|date=10 May 2013|publisher=|accessdate=4 February 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> * Recipient of the 2017 [[Tony Jannus Award]] for distinguished achievement in commercial air transportation. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Portal|Aviation|Biography|Business and economics}} * [http://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/bios/parker.jsp Doug Parker Corporate Biography] [https://www.aa.com/content/images/aboutUs/bios/pdfs/parker.pdf Pdf] {{s-start}} {{s-bus}} {{succession box | before=[[Thomas W. Horton]] | title= CEO of [[American Airlines]] | after= Incumbent| years= 2013 - present}} {{s-end}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Doug}} [[Category:Albion College alumni]] [[Category:America West Holdings]] [[Category:American airline chief executives]] [[Category:American Airlines people]] [[Category:American chief financial officers]] [[Category:American chief operating officers]] [[Category:American businesspeople]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:US Airways Group]] [[Category:Vanderbilt University alumni]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]'