Kevin leads the Emerging Trends practice at Southwest Airlines, where he drives innovation by connecting the company with startups and emerging technologies to address current and future challenges. He forges partnerships across the open innovation ecosystem to evaluate and test solutions in real-world environments, delivering insights on feasibility, risk, and integration.
He also serves as Head of Innovation, Digitalization & Startup Engagement for FTE’s Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub, uniting top aviation stakeholders to explore new frontiers in AI, Robotics, and IoT. Through these roles, Kevin helps shape the future of aviation through collaboration and strategic experimentation.