Featured Guests
Clint Auten
Managing Director Corporate Facilities, Southwest Airlines
Clint currently serves as Managing Director, Corporate Facilities for Southwest Airlines and is responsible for Airport Capacity Analytics, Airport Screening Operations, Facilities Maintenance and Facilities Programs & Administration within Corporate Facilities.
Over the last 21 years Clint has held numerous roles at Southwest, all within the Corporate Facilities Department: HVAC Technician, Building Maintenance Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance Regional Manager, Facilities Maintenance Sr. Manager, Director Facilities Maintenance and Sr. Director Corporate Facilities. Clint was a recipient of the President’s Award in 2007, Graduate of the Southwest Airlines MIT II program in 2016, and has served as a Board Member and Vice Chair of the (IABSC) International Association of Bag System Companies.
Clint and his wife Carrie live in Fort Worth, Texas. They have four daughters: Brianna, Skyleigh, Camryn and Scout. They are active in their community and love spending time together as a family.
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