By Lisa Stiffler
Publication Date: 2026-03-31 16:27:00
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre is the new chief people officer at Seattle-based Alaska Airlines. She joins the airline from Microsoft, where she most recently served as chief diversity officer and corporate VP of Talent and Learning.
“There is a vast, complex world counting on Microsoft to help bend the arc of the future toward good,” McIntyre said in LinkedIn post framed as a two-part letter to the tech giant and her new employer.
“I am honored to have been part of this transformation for the past eight years,” she said of her time at Microsoft. “Please take good care of one another, and of our customers.”
Addressing the combined teams at Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines, McIntyre noted deep family ties to the industry: her grandfather and uncle were pilots for Air Canada, and her aunt was a flight attendant. “I grew up in awe of airplanes and of the extraordinary people who make air travel…
