Robert S. Rivkin

Designated Board Member for the planned North American company

Robert S. Rivkin is Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for United Airlines Holdings, Inc., where he leads the airline’s legal department, including the corporate, securities, finance, commercial, litigation, government contracts, intellectual property, antitrust, environmental, employment and international groups, and also has responsibility for security, facilitation, compliance, ethics and investigations. 
 

Background

Prior to United Airlines, Rivkin served as deputy mayor of the City of Chicago, focusing his efforts on economic development, job creation and retention and infrastructure. 

He has also served as the Deputy General Counsel for Delta Airlines, Inc.and as the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Rivkin is an expert in regulatory and legal matters across both the private and public sectors and has extensive experience through in-house roles with the oversight of significant infrastructure-related investment and key legal matters, including security, safety, compliance and antitrust. He also brings experience from private practice advising clients on infrastructure, domestic and international business regulation and commercial litigation.

Rivkin graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School.