Bonny Simi

Bonny Simi Bonny has a premium accountClick to upgrade to Premium President JetBlue Technology Ventures San Francisco Bay Area 500+ connections Contact info JetBlue Technology Ventures Stanford University About Strategic technology, customer service, operations and human resources executive with 30 years’ experience in the travel, transportation, hospitality and customer service industries. Board member with over 10 years’ experience in public, private and non-profit boards. A systems-thinker who specializes in creating positive impact through organizational and digital transformation, including experience as a Fortune 500 human resources executive leading CEO succession and executive recruitment, and nationally recognized for developing innovative talent programs. Currently, a technology executive, venture capitalist and a sought after thought leader and speaker on emerging digital technologies currently transforming entire industries and on how to turn the "Voice of the Customer" and "Voice of the Employee" into actionable insights for strategic and operational decisions. Activity 9,296 followers No alternative text description for this image Welcome to the team Ruchit Majmudar Bonny commented No alternative text description for this image Congrats @Donna Morris Bonny commented No alt text provided for this image Virginia - congratulations! Bonny commented No alt text provided for this image We just wrapped up the annual Global Corporate Venture Capital Summit GCVI with over 800 corporate innovators. Fantastic event with best practice sharing and networking. The JetBlue Technology Ventures team was well represented with Raj Singh Amy Daniels Burr Ashley Lowes Gabrielle Maguire Ryan Chou Jim Lockheed and I was honored to co-chair the event. Bonny shared this 66 Reactions 1 Comment See all Experience JetBlue Technology Ventures President Company NameJetBlue Technology Ventures Dates EmployedJan 2016 – Present Employment Duration4 yrs 2 mos LocationSan Francisco Bay Area Leads the Corporate Venture arm of JetBlue Airways, through the wholly owned subsidiary - JetBlue Technology Ventures (www.jetblueventures.com), which has the mission of incubating, investing and strategically partnering with early stage startups at the intersection of technology, travel and hospitality. Located in Silicon Valley, California, JetBlue Technology Ventures is ideally positioned to connect startups from across the world with JetBlue Airways, an innovative airline based in the United States, serving 100+ cities across the US, Caribbean and Latin America RLHC | Red Lion Hotels Corporation Board Director Company NameRLHC | Red Lion Hotels Corporation Dates EmployedApr 2017 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 11 mos Member of the Board of Directors. Compensation Committee Chair and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee member. National Association Corporate Directors (NACD) Governance and Leadership Fellow, NACD Cyber-Risk Certified, NACD Directorship 100 Honoree in 2019. JetBlue Airways Company NameJetBlue Airways Total Duration16 yrs 5 mos TitlePresident JetBlue Technology Ventures Dates EmployedJan 2016 – Present Employment Duration4 yrs 2 mos TitleVice President, Talent Dates EmployedSep 2011 – Dec 2015 Employment Duration4 yrs 4 mos LocationLong Island City, New York and Salt Lake City, Utah Responsible for an integrated approach to selecting, developing and growing current and future talent at JetBlue Airways. Oversight of the Talent teams including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness (including Leadership Development) and People Analytics and Engagement. A major focus is to develop programs to identify and develop internal talent through an integrated approach to performance management, competency development, succession planning, career-pathing and emerging leader development programs. see less TitleDirector Customer Experience and Analysis Dates EmployedJul 2009 – Oct 2011 Employment Duration2 yrs 4 mos LocationSalt Lake City Responsible for the award winning JetBlue "Voice of the Customer" (VoC) program, ranked as one of the top programs in the U.S., by Forrester. The VoC team gathers customer feedback through surveys, web, emails and social media, and develops actionable insights that are cascaded across the organization to improve the customer experience - leading to 8 JDPower and Associates awards for the best domestic airline, and the top NPS (Net Promoter Scores) in the industry. Also responsible for JetBlue's call center strategic and workforce planning initiatives, including IT platform upgrades, managing the department's $50M budget, and project management office (PMO). Partners with the Stanford d.school and Stanford Graduate School of Business to teach design thinking and "customer focused innovation" through executive education programs at Stanford … see more TitleDirector of Customer Service Dates EmployedAug 2008 – Jul 2009 Employment Duration1 yr LocationNew York City Led 120 person team to overhaul system operations across over a dozen operational departments - leading to improved on-time performance and reduced disruptions for customers, saving millions of dollars in service credits and boosting customer NPS (net promoter score). TitleDirector of Airport and People Planning Dates EmployedAug 2007 – Aug 2008 Employment Duration1 yr 1 mo Responsible for all planning related activities for the Airports area including: budgeting, manpower planning, schedule integration and planning, industrial engineering projects, evaluation of various strategic options and initiatives, goal setting across all cities, performance evalutions, leadership development, people resources and analysis of new innovations that JetBlue may consider. see less TitleAirline Pilot Dates EmployedOct 2003 – Jul 2007 Employment Duration3 yrs 10 mos Embraer 190 Captain and Airbus 320 First Officer. Show fewer roles Joby Aviation Board Advisor Company NameJoby Aviation Dates EmployedAug 2017 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 7 mos LocationSanta Cruz, California Joby Aviation is an American venture-backed aerospace company. The startup was founded in 2009 and with offices in Santa Cruz, CA and San Carlos, CA. Joby aims to deliver safe and affordable public air travel while advancing the transition to sustainable transportation to avoid costly and polluting traffic. Joby Aviation provides airframe design, fabrication, aerodynamic analysis and electric motor design of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) air taxis. Joby is backed by Intel, Toyota and JetBlue Technology Ventures … see more United States Olympic Committee Olympic Athlete, Board of Directors member, International Judge Company NameUnited States Olympic Committee Dates EmployedFeb 1984 – Present Employment Duration36 yrs 1 mo 3 time Olympian, 10 time National Champion, 15 time National team member in the sports of Luge and Bobsled 1980-1992 and 1999-2002. Athlete's Advisory Council member 1984-2002, and Board of Directors and Executive Committee member 1984-1996. Volunteer licensed and practicing International Luge Judge 2010-present. United Airlines Pilot Company NameUnited Airlines Dates EmployedNov 1990 – Oct 2003 Employment Duration13 yrs Captain 737, 727. First Officer 777, 727, 737 NBC-TV and CBS-TV Olympic Expert Commentator Company NameNBC-TV and CBS-TV Dates EmployedJan 1994 – Feb 2002 Employment Duration8 yrs 2 mos Expert commentator for the sports of luge and bobsled during the network broadcasts of the 1994 Lillehammer, 1998 Nagano and 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games. ABC-TV KGO San Francisco Writer-Reporter-Producer Evening News Company NameABC-TV KGO San Francisco Dates EmployedFeb 1988 – Oct 1990 Employment Duration2 yrs 9 mos Sports Reporter for the evening news - KGO-TV Channel 7, an ABC-TV owned and operated station in one of the top 5 markets in the United States. Nominated for local Emmy Awards for excellence in sports journalism Show fewer experiences Education Stanford University Stanford University Degree NameMS EngineeringField Of StudyMSE Dates attended or expected graduation2010 – 2012 Stanford University Graduate School of Business Stanford University Graduate School of Business Degree NameMS ManagementField Of StudyBusiness Dates attended or expected graduation2006 – 2007 Regis University Regis University Degree NameMSField Of StudyHuman Resources Dates attended or expected graduation2003 – 2006 Stanford University Stanford University Degree NameBAField Of StudyCommunication Show fewer education