Ben Brookman is a Managing Director, Airport Affairs, Revenue Products, Experimentation (Interim) at Alaska Airlines. He possess expertise in airlines, aviation, forecasting, analysis, revenue analysis and 28 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Few people are fortunate enough to work for someone who is not only an innovative leader for the group but also a strong personal advocate and mentor, but I did when I worked for Ben at Alaska from 2014 to 2017. Ben led Network at Alaska during a time of growth and change, utilizing his deep industry knowledge and passion for aviation to position Alaska for success in Seattle despite Delta's aggressive growth, grow the PDX hub by over 30%, introduce the E-175 aircraft to the fleet, introduce Costa Rica service, and integrate the Alaska and Virgin America networks in California following the late 2016 merger. Ben loves aviation and that passion carries through in everything that he works on. As a member of Ben's team, there are several words that come to mind when I think of Ben's leadership style. The first is empowerment: Ben actively encouraged his team to own projects and generate ideas, and to give them opportunities to represent the group. While on Ben's team I worked on the Essential Air Service routes in the State of Alaska, and was able to work cross functionally with the Finance, Government Affairs, and Public Relations teams to generate the full plan, and represent the Planning group in meetings related to the project. While Ben set overall guidance & direction and was always available to answer questions and provide his thoughts, he gave me the visibility and opportunity to take ownership of the project and see it through from beginning to end. The second is transparency: I always felt like I knew where I stood with Ben at any time, and could trust him to give me honest feedback and share what he could. I appreciated his straightforward approach and honesty with the team and to work in general. The third is advocacy: While on his team I expressed a desire to move into a leadership role. Ben was able to mentor me to help me grow the skills I would need (along with the opportunities to practice those skills), and to successfully advocate for me to other leaders within the company. And I'm not the only one - 5 others who have been part of Ben's organization have successfully been promoted into leadership roles within the company, and all of us continue to benefit from what we learned both explicitly and implicitly about leadership from Ben. As both a Network Planner and as a leader, I wholeheartedly recommend Ben and wish him all the best in his future endeavors." and "Ben worked for me in Route & Capacity Planning at US Airways. Ben was always willing to look at data in a new way. He was very good at thinking outside the box and was willing to question conventional wisdom. He was very competent in analyzing evolving market data and making recommendations that had been analyzed and strategically thought through. I highly recommend Ben not only for his professional accomplishments and drive but also because he is a pleasure to be around in the office."