Marty Nesbitt

Director photo - Marty Nesbitt

Independent

Director since:

2015

Committees:
  • Corporate Governance and Public Responsibility (Chair)
  • Audit
Education
  • BA, Economics and Accounting, Albion College
  • MBA, Finance, University of Chicago

Mr. Nesbitt brings decades of innovative leadership and a successful track record of value creation-driven investments to the Board.

His proven operational, financial and investment strategies, as well as his more than 16 years of global public company board experience, bolsters the Board’s oversight of American’s value-creating initiatives and growth strategy.

Key skills and experience:

  • Information technology
  • Financial / accounting
  • Investment
  • International leadership
  • Risk management
  • Senior leadership
  • Airline / travel / transportation

Career highlights:

  • Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Vistria Group, LLC – a private-equity investment firm (2013 - present)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, TPS Parking Management LLC – an owner and operator of off-airport parking facilities (1996 - 2012)

Other current public company directorships:

Chewy, Inc. (NYSE: CHWY) (2020 - present)

Past public company directorships:

  • CenterPoint Energy Inc (NYSE: CNP) (2018 - 2024)
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL) (2011 - 2021)
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) (2013 - 2018)
  • Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) (2009 - 2010)

Notable affiliations:

  • Trustee, Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Chairman, The Barack Obama Foundation