David Neeleman

David Neeleman

Founder at AZUL S.A.

Net worth: 16 M $ as of 31/05/2026

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David Gary Neeleman is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded 7 companies, including: Azul SA, JetBlue Airways Corp. and WestJet Airlines Ltd. and who has been the head of 6 different companies. Mr. Neeleman is Chairman of Azul SA (which he founded in 2008), Chairman at Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras SA (which he founded in 2008) (a subsidiary of Azul SA), President & Chief Executive Officer of Breeze Airways (which he founded) and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Breeze Aviation Group, Inc. He is also on the board of JetSuiteX, Inc. David Gary Neeleman previously held the position of Non-Executive Chairman of JetBlue Airways Corp. (he founded the company in 1998), President of Morris Air, Inc. (he founded the company in 1984), Chief Executive Officer of Open Skies, Inc., Advisory Board Member at TowerBrook Capital Partners LLC and Director at WestJet Airlines Ltd.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
15/06/2026 3,764,248 ( 1.03% ) 16 M $ 31/05/2026

David Neeleman active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
AZUL S.A. Founder 03/01/2008
LILIUM N.V. Director/Board Member 14/09/2021
Director/Board Member -
Founder 01/05/2021
Director/Board Member -
Founder 01/01/2005
Founder 01/01/2008
Director/Board Member 01/07/2022

Former positions of David Neeleman

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Director/Board Member 01/01/2020
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