Amy Burr is the CEO of SKY VC, a venture firm investing in early-stage companies powering the future of travel and transportation. With more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of aviation, technology, and innovation, she defines the company’s strategic vision, from investment to innovation, and leads SKY VC’s daily operations.

Amy has been on the leadership team since its early days as JetBlue Ventures. She joined in 2018 as Managing Director of Operations and Partnerships, building the operational foundation and commercial ecosystem that supported portfolio companies.

Promoted to President in 2021, she guided the organization's transition from a corporate venture arm into an independent fund, which now operates as SKY VC.

Prior to that, Amy was part of the founding team at Virgin America in 2004 and spent 14 years in senior leadership roles spanning strategy, commercial development, revenue management, and guest technology. She concluded her time at Virgin America by leading the $4 billion integration of the airline into Alaska Airlines.

Earlier in her career, Amy worked in revenue management and corporate development at Continental Airlines.
Amy has twice been named an Emerging Leader by Global Corporate Venturing and appeared on its Powerlist five times. In 2024, Skift recognized her as one of 25 women in “Generation Next: The Women Shaping Travel’s Future,” and in 2022 she was honored as a Silicon Valley Business Journal “Woman of Influence.”

She currently serves on the Leadership Society for Global Corporate Venturing and was previously on Advisory Board for Women Leading Travel and the Board of the JetBlue Foundation. She earned her MBA from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and holds a BS in Applied Health Sciences from American University.