James A. Beer

James A. Beer
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James A. Beer

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2017

Innovation Committee (Chair)

Audit Committee

Former CFO, Atlassian Corporation

Qualifications:

• Airline/Transportation/Safety Expertise
• Business Development and Mergers and Acquisitions Experience
• Cybersecurity and Technology Expertise
• Financial/Accounting and Investor Relations Expertise
• Public Company Governance Experience

Professional Highlights:

Mr. Beer served as CFO at Atlassian Corporation PLC, a publicly traded company from 2018 until his retirement in June 2022. He was executive vice president and CFO for McKesson Corporation from 2013 to 2017, and CFO at Symantec Corp. from 2006 to 2013. From 1991 to 2006, he held several management positions including CFO at AMR Corporation and American Airlines. Mr. Beer served on the ForeScount Technologies Inc. board of directors from October 2016 to August 2020. During this period, he served on Forescout’s Audit Committee. In August 2020, he was appointed to the board of DocuSign, Inc. and serves on its audit and M&A committees. In April 2024, Mr. Beer joined the board of ZScaler Inc., a leading cyber security firm where he serves on the audit committee. In July 2025, he was appointed to the board of Redis, a privately held enterprise software company. Mr. Beer serves on the Audit Committee of Redis.

Current Public Company Board Service:

• DocuSign, Inc.
• Zscaler

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:

• Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
• Redis

Education:

• BS, Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College, London University
• MBA, Harvard Business School

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