Damian Brooke

Damian Brooke joined the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority in March 2011 where he currently oversees the Finance, Procurement, Capital Planning and Information Technology functions for Tampa International Airport as well as the Aviation Authority’s three General Aviation airports. He has more than 35 years of aviation industry experience having worked across a wide spectrum of commercial areas for both domestic and international air carriers and multiple U.S. airports. He has also provided both airline and airport consulting services to many industry clients. In his current role, he is responsible for managing a $470 million revenue and $205 million expense budget, as well as the Authority’s annual capital program which is generally between $100 million and $200 million a year. Damian and his team are also responsible for funding the Authority’s upcoming $6 billion capital program and managing the Authority’s investment portfolio which currently totals just under $1 billion dollars. Prior to coming to Tampa, he served as Assistant Vice President, Market Planning and Analysis for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, where he and his team supported the airport’s efforts to attract new air service and provided extensive forecasting, commercial analysis, and budgeting direction throughout the organization. Damian worked for American Airlines for more than 10 years, with experience in network planning, revenue management, international alliances, and regulatory affairs. He spent several years overseas working for Qatar Airways, managing the airline’s network planning, revenue management, pricing, alliance and fleet planning functions. He also worked for eight years at the consulting firm Sabre Airline Solutions, building the company’s International Airport and Government practice from its start and managing more than 100 international clients. Additionally, Damian was part of Sabre’s airline turnaround team, helping restructure air carriers in Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. Damian grew up in Manchester, England and holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University. He and his wife, Teri, have three children.