Michelle Schwartz is chief corporate strategy and affairs officer at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), responsible for developing, managing and implementing department-wide policy and strategies that advance LAWA’s agenda and priorities. She creates cross-functional teams that work across organizational lines, fostering innovation, creativity and problem solving; manages relationships and communications with all internal and external stakeholders; shepherds the department’s innovation, technology, guest experience and digital strategy; and manages LAWA’s social responsibilities, including providing opportunities for local people and businesses. A member of LAWA’s Executive Committee, Schwartz assists the CEO in developing LAWA’s policies and setting direction for the organization both internally and externally.