Wharton Club Houston is proud to present
Michael Leskinen
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at United Airlines
Please Save the Date
Friday, March 13, 2025 | 8:45 AM - 10 AM
LOCATION
United Airlines Office | 609 S. Main Street | Houston, TX 77002
The Wharton Club of Houston is proud to announce an exclusive meet-up featuring fellow alumnus Mr. Mike Leskinen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at United Airlines! Mike has invited the Wharton Club to meet with him in the United downtown offices. Additional details will be available soon. For now, please Save The Date!
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More About Mike Leskinen
Michael Leskinen is the executive vice president and chief financial officer at United Airlines. Under
Mike’s leadership, the company achieved industry-leading financial performance in the first quarter
of 2025 and in fiscal year 2024, United’s stock rose by 135% and ranked fourth in the S&P.
Leskinen joined United in 2018 as managing director of Investor Relations and was promoted to
vice president of Corporate Development and Investor Relations in 2019. In 2021, he added the title
of President of United Airlines Ventures (UAV), an industry-first corporate venture capital fund that
identifies and invests in opportunities to decarbonize air travel and enhance the customer travel
experience.
Prior to United, he was an executive director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management where he led the
firm’s investment efforts in aerospace, defense, and airlines, and worked at Oppenheimer Funds
prior. Leskinen received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey
School of Business and his M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Leskinen and his wife
Stephanie have six children and live in the Chicago suburbs.