Jill Blickstein
Vice President, Sustainability
American Airlines
Jill Blickstein is Vice President of Sustainability at American Airlines, where she leverages her deep experience in corporate responsibility and public policy to lead the airline's sustainability strategy within the company and across the aviation industry to find solutions that reduce the climate impact of air travel.
Most recently, Jill was American's Managing Director and Head of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). Under her leadership, American became the first airline in the world to receive validation from the Science Based Targets initiative of its intermediate climate change goals and for the first time was added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America. Prior to joining American in 2019, Jill held several roles in public policy and ESG in the private and public sectors for more than twenty years, including JPMorgan Chase, Fannie Mae and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Jill serves on the International Air Transport Association's Sustainability and Environment Advisory Council and the Business Environmental Leadership Council of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions.
She earned her Bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Duke University and a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Most recently, Jill was American's Managing Director and Head of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). Under her leadership, American became the first airline in the world to receive validation from the Science Based Targets initiative of its intermediate climate change goals and for the first time was added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America. Prior to joining American in 2019, Jill held several roles in public policy and ESG in the private and public sectors for more than twenty years, including JPMorgan Chase, Fannie Mae and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Jill serves on the International Air Transport Association's Sustainability and Environment Advisory Council and the Business Environmental Leadership Council of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions.
She earned her Bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Duke University and a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.