As senior vice president of legal and general counsel, Kyle Levine leads a team of legal, governance and compliance professionals serving Alaska Air Group, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, McGee Air Services, and their boards of directors. He sits on the Alaska Air Group executive committee.

Kyle joined Alaska Airlines in 2006 as a senior attorney. From 2016 to 2020, Kyle served as Alaska Air Group’s vice president of legal, general counsel and corporate secretary, during which time led the legal functions supporting the company’s 2016 acquisition of Virgin America.

Kyle is a member of the California and Washington bars. He earned a J.D. from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law (1997) and a B.A. from Stanford University (1994). Kyle previously practiced in the aviation litigation field with Nixon Peabody LLP (San Francisco office) and Mendes & Mount LLP (Los Angeles office). His legal education also included internships in the American Airlines, Inc. legal department and in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of the Chief Counsel.

Kyle holds a Private Pilot’s license. He serves on Lambda Legal’s National Leadership Council , and on the board of directors of the University of Washington School of Law’s Global Business Law Institute. Originally from the Denver area, Kyle and his spouse Craig reside in Seattle and enjoy swimming, traveling and spending time outdoors in the Rocky Mountains.