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Cole Brown — Chief People Officer at American Airlines
Executive Bio
Cole Brown is American’s Chief People Officer. In this role, she leads all aspects of the airline’s People organization, including the teams supporting Global Talent and Recruitment; Benefits; Global Compensation; People Operations; Global Learning and Development; and Culture.
Cole most recently served as VP, Human Resources for Amazon’s Devices & Services, Corporate & Business Development, and Advertising & Entertainment business segments. Prior to this role, she was Amazon’s VP of Human Resources for North America Customer Fulfillment. In these roles, she served as each business’s chief human resources officer with responsibility for all aspects of human resources, including recruiting, organizational design, training and development, diversity and inclusion, and employee relations.
Prior to Amazon, Cole served as SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer for Conifer Health Solutions. Her experience also includes serving as SVP of Human Resources for Walmart U.S. Stores Operations, the company’s largest business segment. Before that, she served as Chief Diversity Officer for Walmart, Inc. Prior to joining Walmart in its Legal Department, Cole practiced as an attorney specializing in employment law and administrative regulations with Bashen Consulting, Wickliff & Hall, P.C. and Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P.
Cole holds both a bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Cole most recently served as VP, Human Resources for Amazon’s Devices & Services, Corporate & Business Development, and Advertising & Entertainment business segments. Prior to this role, she was Amazon’s VP of Human Resources for North America Customer Fulfillment. In these roles, she served as each business’s chief human resources officer with responsibility for all aspects of human resources, including recruiting, organizational design, training and development, diversity and inclusion, and employee relations.
Prior to Amazon, Cole served as SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer for Conifer Health Solutions. Her experience also includes serving as SVP of Human Resources for Walmart U.S. Stores Operations, the company’s largest business segment. Before that, she served as Chief Diversity Officer for Walmart, Inc. Prior to joining Walmart in its Legal Department, Cole practiced as an attorney specializing in employment law and administrative regulations with Bashen Consulting, Wickliff & Hall, P.C. and Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P.
Cole holds both a bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Executive Team Culture Ratings from American Airlines Employees
BOTTOM
25%
American Airlines' Executive Team scores in the Bottom 25%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
of similar sized companies on Comparably
American Airlines' Executive Team at a Glance
Based on 299 ratings, American Airlines' employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “D+” or 56/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Communications department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Engineering department.
American Airlines' Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 25% of other companies in Dallas and Bottom 25% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.
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