Michael Leskinen is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of United Airlines. Michael has held the CFO seat since September 2023, and was previously Executive director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Current company
United Airlines
United Airlines is an American airline.
Air transportHeadquartered in ChicagoFounded 1926Nasdaq: UAL
Source: WikidataMichael Leskinen joined United Airlines Holdings, Inc. in January 2018 and has been CFO since September 2023. Before United Airlines, Michael was Executive director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management from 2013 until 2017.
Career
Sources: United Airlines 2025 Form 10-K, United Airlines 8-K, September 22, 2023, Exhibit 99.1 - United Names New Chief Financial Officer
Education
Arizona State University, Bachelor's degree in financeUniversity of Pennsylvania, M.B.A.Source
The most senior people in Michael Leskinen's function at United Airlines, vice president level and above.
Finance decision makers at United Airlines
Vice president level and above, most senior firstUnited Airlines publishes 7 executives on its leadership team, including Michael Leskinen. The most recent appointment is Torbjorn (Toby) J. Enqvist as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, in seat since July 2022.
Most senior 5 of 7
| Name | Title | In seat since |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Leskinen | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | September 2023 |
| Scott Kirby | Chief Executive Officer | May 2020 |
| Edward M. Philip | Chairman of the Board and Independent Director | May 2021 |
| Brett J. Hart | President | May 2020 |
| Torbjorn (Toby) J. Enqvist | Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer | July 2022 |
Sources: United Airlines 2025 Form 10-K, United Airlines Holdings 2026 proxy statement
Michael Leskinen is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of United Airlines. Michael has held the CFO seat since September 2023, and was previously Executive director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Michael Leskinen has been CFO of United Airlines since September 2023, according to United Airlines 2025 Form 10-K.
Michael Leskinen was Executive director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management from 2013 until 2017, according to United Airlines 2025 Form 10-K.
Michael Leskinen has been CFO of United Airlines for 3 years, since September 2023.
Scott Kirby (Chief Executive Officer), Edward M. Philip (Chairman of the Board and Independent Director), Brett J. Hart (President), Torbjorn (Toby) J. Enqvist (Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer), and 2 more. Sources: United Airlines 2025 Form 10-K and United Airlines Holdings 2026 proxy statement.
The seat holder is identified in Unify's professional profile dataset, then confirmed against the company's published leadership page, its SEC filings, and Wikipedia before publication. Career and education rows carry the public document they were taken from. Leadership team membership follows the company's own leadership page; in-seat dates come from filings where available and otherwise from the profile record. Company figures are read from the Unify headcount page for the same company and are profile coverage measures, never company-reported workforce totals. The employee preview lists vice president and senior vice president level profiles by department. No personal contact details are published.
