Leadership

Jan Lennon

Airport Deputy General Manager, Operations

Jan Lennon is the Airport deputy general manager of Operations. She leads the divisions that ensure the safety and security of travelers, employees and guests including Airport operations, public safety and security, law enforcement, fire and medical personnel, emergency management, maintenance, transportation and traffic enforcement. Ms. Lennon is also responsible for operation mitigation plans and security considerations for the Airport’s multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext.

With more than 25 years of leadership in public safety and security, emergency management, and corrections, Ms. Lennon spearheaded many innovative and successful public safety and security programs at the Airport, most notably having created a comprehensive program to mitigate and reduce insider threats across the ATL complex. She also developed and launched Hartsfield-Jackson’s first Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign.

Before becoming deputy general manager, Ms. Lennon served as assistant general manager for Public Safety and Security. There, she led the Airport public safety and security team with operational responsibilities for Airport law enforcement, life and fire safety, emergency preparedness and response, and the Airport Communications Center. She oversaw day-to-day operations and regulatory compliance to ensure the safe and secure movements of about 280,000 passengers and 2,700 aircraft operations each day. Additionally, she was responsible for developing and implementing the Airport’s emergency response plans.

The Baltimore native formally served as deputy security director beginning in 2002. In May 2011, she was promoted to security director. In this role, Ms. Lennon led the team responsible for protecting and managing the Airport security program – a comprehensive security approach that includes risk-based security, compliance and enforcement, inspections, access control, security services, physical security, contract management, surveillance, smart security initiatives and risk-mitigation solutions.

Ms. Lennon represents Hartsfield-Jackson on the Transportation Security Administration’s Aviation Security Advisory Sub-Committee, and she is active in the security practice areas of the American Association of Airport Executives, Transportation Security Services, Vice Chair and Airports Council International. In 2016, Ms. Lennon received her International Airport Professional (IAP) certification after successfully completing the Global Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP), which promotes professional excellence in airport management.

Prior to working at ATL, she had a successful career in corrections, which included a tour of duty as a deputy warden at a regional jail in Virginia. A graduate of North Carolina Central and Coppin State universities, Ms. Lennon holds a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and a Master of Science in criminal justice/security administration.