Donald J. Carty is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 11 different companies. Presently, he holds the position of Chairman for Porter Aviation Holdings, Inc. Mr. Carty is also on the board of 9 other companies.

He previously held the position of Chairman for Research Now Group LLC, President & Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Airlines, Principal at Air Canada and President & Chief Executive Officer for CP Air (a subsidiary of Air Canada), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of AMR Corp., Chairman of Sabre, Inc., Director at Virgin America, Inc., Chairman at Porter Airlines, Inc., President, Controller, SVP, EVP-Finance & Planning at AMR Airline Services Corp, Independent Director at Dell, Inc., Principal at Celanese Canada ULC and Principal at Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

Mr. Carty received an undergraduate degree from Queen's University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.