Porter Gale has over 20 years of experience working in marketing, advertising and independent filmmaking. Porter joined Virgin America in October 2007 and she currently manages the brand and online marketing, in-flight content and loyalty teams.
Porter is an innovative marketing strategist and out-of-the-box thinker that believes in pushing creative boundaries. She has extensive experience in partnership marketing, branded content development, social media and more.
Porter is a co-executive producer of Fly Girls, a reality docu-series that follows the lives of five in-flight teammates from Virgin America. In addition, Porter sits on the board of directors for the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Prior to Virgin America, Porter was a consultant with a diverse array of clients including Country Music Television, Blue Shield of California and Delta Dental.
She also held the post of general manager at Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners where she worked with companies such as Vegas.com, Coach, Snapple Natural Beverages, Van Cleef & Arpels, Judith Leiber and Grand Marnier. In the independent film world, Porter has produced or directed documentaries that have aired on Lifetime, PBS, Channel 4/England and in film festivals around the globe.
She has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Boston University and a master's in documentary film and video from Stanford University. Porter loves gardening, traveling and being outdoors.
Twitter: @portergale