James A. Beer
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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 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 2016 to 2020 where he served on the audit committee. In 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