David Harvey
Founder & Principal, Harvey Global Advisory | Board Director | 4x BTN Most Influential | Former CCO, Wheels Up | Former CSO, Southwest Airlines
- Role
- Senior Advisor at American Airlines
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Harvey
Dave Harvey is a veteran aviation and travel-tech leader whose career spans decades transforming how travelers and businesses connect with airlines. He is the Founder & Principal of Harvey Global Advisory, where he helps organizations unlock growth through smarter commercial strategy, reimagined distribution, differentiated engagement, and the integration of automation and AI. also serves as a Board Director for Qentelli, a global innovator in digital engineering and AI-driven modernization, helping companies accelerate product delivery and scale technology ecosystems.Dave previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Wheels Up, where he led the commercial transformation and the integration with Delta Air Lines. Earlier in his career, he retired after 25 years at Southwest Airlines as Chief Sales Officer, holding leadership roles across technology, corporate strategy, network, commercial, partnerships, business development, and sales & distribution. He has been recognized four times by Business Travel News as one of the industry’s Most Influential leaders and has served on many industry, civic, and government boards including U.S. DOT National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure (NACTTI).Today, Dave advises companies, boards, and investors on how to build resilient commercial engines, modernize customer experience, and compete in a rapidly shifting travel landscape.
Experience
Senior Advisor
Nov 2025 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
Education
Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas
MS, Organizations and Strategy
2007 — 2008
Texas McCombs School of Business
BBA, Management Information Systems
1995 — 1999
Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas
MBA, Operations Management
2003 — 2005
Skills
- Program Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Pmo
- Commercial Aviation
- Pmp
- Aviation
- Strategic Planning
- Project Portfolio Management
- Strategy
- Business Analysis
- Airlines
- Aerospace
- Aircraft
- Process Improvement
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