Haylee Matecko, CPA, PMP is a Manager of Artificial Intelligence at Southwest Airlines, where she leads enterprise-scale efforts to drive AI adoption with intention—building organizational literacy, establishing responsible foundations, and ensuring teams focus on solving the right business problems before applying technology. With experience spanning technology consulting at PwC and transformational efforts across industries, Haylee specializes in translating emerging AI capabilities into practical, scalable solutions that deliver real operational and customer impact. At Southwest, she leads cross‑functional teams driving AI innovation through strategic discovery, design, and early change enablement for agentic AI solutions; oversees enterprise programs that build AI literacy and confidence through training, communications, and community engagement; guides adoption planning and impact measurement for scaled delivery; and aligns stakeholders to embed responsible AI practices into core enterprise priorities. She is passionate about bridging strategy and execution, helping leaders move beyond experimentation by aligning AI use cases to business outcomes, change readiness, and long-term value creation across their ecosystem.