The woman who runs Houston’s skies
Source: Houston Airports Kelly Woodward, the first female COO of Houston Airports, is shaping the future of travel with grit, grace and a little Jersey edge. At 3 a.m., while most of Houston sleeps, Kelly Woodward sometimes does too, until her phone buzzes with a weather alert or an incident on the airfield. Cargo flights push through the night, storms shift across the Gulf, and the system she runs never really pauses. As chief operating officer of Houston Airports—and the first woman to hold the job—it’s her responsibility to keep the fourth-largest U.S. city connected to the world. In March 2024, Woodward made history when she was appointed chief operating officer of Houston Airports. The role puts her in charge [...]