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TEAM PHOCUSWRIGHT
With offices in Sherman Connecticut, New York City and Mumbai India, our team draws from a wide variety of experience in the travel and research fields.

Ram Badrinathan
Cees Bosselaar
Trisha Buyer
Kimberly Campetti
Kristen Campetti
Pam Carey
Elizabeth Cepeda
Peter Comeau
Debra Cortese
Susan Duzey
Kim Godard
Lori Harris
Colie Hoffman
Davian Hoffman
Carol Hutzelman
Deepak Jain
Virendra Jain
David Juman
Florence Kaci
Chetan Kapoor
Eugene Ko
Joan Laucius
Jennifer Lavenhar
Christine Lent
Tahnee Perry
Catherine Plummer
Douglas Quinby
Gene Quinn
Patricia Rasore
Catherina Reith
Carroll Rheem
Bruce Rosard
Diane Shuart
Lorraine Sileo
Charles Snyder
Haruo Ushiba
Philip Wolf

Ram Badrinathan     General Manager, Asia Pacific and Vice President, Learning Solutions
Ram_badrinathan_112x169As general manager, Asia Pacific, Mr. Badrinathan heads the development of PhoCusWright's business in the Asia Pacific region including strategy, syndicated research, custom engagements and conference activity. Mr. Badrinathan and his team of analysts based in India, China and Japan are focused on the rapidly changing travel distribution markets across Asia Pacific. Ram has authored several PhoCusWright reports: PhoCusWright's Indian Online Travel Overview, PhoCusWright's Australia/New Zealand Online Travel Overview and Asia Pacific Online Travel Marketplace Second Edition, among others. Ram has participated in strategic consulting engagements for global travel management companies, GDS market leaders and transaction services companies in Europe, North America and Asia and moderates the APAC panel at The PhoCusWright Conference. Well-known publications often quote Ram (including The Wall Street Journal, Straits Times Singapore, and Time) and he is frequently invited to address audiences at travel industry conferences. Ram holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Surat, India and an MBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Cees Bosselaar     Director, Business Development
Cees_bosselaar_2_112x168Mr. Bosselaar joined PhoCusWright in February 2007. As director, business development, Cees is responsible for the expansion of PhoCusWright's industry standard syndicated research business, consulting and events line of businesses in North America, Europe, Asia and Asia Pacific. He is also assigned to further increase the growing brand awareness in overseas markets and to maintain relationships with trade associations, media companies and other synergistic partners that will benefit PhoCusWright's bottom line. His mission is to introduce travel, tourism and hospitality firms worldwide to PhoCusWright and to work with those firms to increase their ability to achieve their long term objectives. Bosselaar is a 20-year veteran in the travel industry. Prior to joining PhoCusWright, he served as vice president, marketing and sales in the international division of StarCite, the largest on-demand meetings management company in the global marketplace for corporate meetings and events. Other previous positions were vice president, business development at Uniworld (Luxury River Cruises) in Los Angeles and director, North America for the Netherlands Board of Tourism in New York. He holds a BS degree in Marketing from the Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (The Netherlands) and an MBA degree in International Management from the Golden Gate University, San Francisco.

Trisha Buyer     Assistant Controller
Ms. Buyer is responsible for accounts payable, general ledger, and financial reporting and analysis. She comes to PhoCusWright with over twenty years' experience in operations and accounting management. Prior to joining PhoCusWright, Trish oversaw retail operations for the Ethan Allen organization. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BS in Mathematics and received her MBA in Accounting from Western Connecticut State University. Trish resides in Sherman.

Kimberly Campetti     Events Associate
Kimberly_campetti_112x168Ms. Campetti joined PhoCusWright in 2004 as a database coordinator and office manager. In her current role as events associate, Kimberly has many responsibilities, including managing the development of the conference programs and coordinating the speakers at each event. Prior to PhoCusWright, Kimberly attended Western Connecticut State University and graduated with a BA in Marketing. When she's not working, Kimberly enjoys traveling. She currently splits her life between living in Sherman, CT and New York City.

Kristen Campetti     Manager, Client Services
Kristen_campetti_112x168Ms. Campetti joined PhoCuswright in 2003 as office and database manager. Kristen began her career working at the company headquarters in the small town of Sherman, CT and relocated to New York City in 2006. Currently manager, client services, Kristen has many responsibilities including maintaining client relationships, coordinating logistics for speaking engagements, assisting with new and prospective clients and many others. She also helps to manage the New York office. Kristen graduated cum laude from Western Connecticut State University in 2003 with a BS in Marketing. She now lives in Manhattan and enjoys exploring the city, and traveling to warm and exotic locations.

Pam Carey     Manager, Marketing
Pam_carey_112x168As manager, marketing, Mrs. Carey keeps PhoCusWright’s communications with the outside world rolling. Pam's many responsibilities include Web site upkeep, liaising with the creative agency and advertising vendors, managing the development of marketing materials and messages, distributing information, coordinating communications so that clients keep abreast of new reports and happenings at PhoCusWright. Pam does a great job in keeping the multiple tasks for each project organized and on time to better serve all client needs. PhoCusWright is Pam’s first foray into the business world after taking time to stay home and raise two children.

Elizabeth Cepeda     Research Associate
Elizabeth_cepeda_112x169Ms. Cepeda joined PhoCusWright in 2007 as a research associate and is responsible for project management, scheduling, and analyst relations. Elizabeth has a BA in English and Communications from Seton Hall University in New Jersey and recently received her MS in Tourism and Travel Management from New York University. She lives in the New York City metro area.

Peter Comeau     Senior Director, Sales
Pete_comeau_112x169Mr. Comeau joined the PhoCusWright team in November, 2007. As director, sales, Pete is responsible for growing PhoCusWright’s syndicated and custom research sales, focusing on intermediaries, technology companies, and media companies. He is also assigned to further increase PhoCusWright’s growing brand awareness through research and report sales to companies within the financial service industry, including investment banks, venture capital firms, hedge funds and consultancies. His mission is to introduce PhoCusWright to global companies who have an investment in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry in order to increase their ability to achieve their long term strategic objectives. Comeau has worked in the travel and hospitality industry for over 10 years, most recently as a relationship manager at Orbitz Worldwide in Chicago, where he assisted in growing and managing accounts for the white label division. Prior to Orbitz, Comeau was the sales manager at Moguls Mountain Travel, a ski tour wholesaler in Boulder, CO. He helped design, implement and maintain four reservation systems during his tenure and managed and mentored a team of successful sales agents. Comeau holds an MBA from Daniels College of Business and graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College with a degree in government and economics.

Debra Cortese     Event Sales Associate
Debbie_cortese_112x169Ms. Cortese joined PhoCusWright in 2005 after tagging along as a helping hand at the 2004 conference in Hollywood. As event sales manager, Debbie coordinates every aspect of each event sponsorship and exhibition—from concept to deliverables. Debbie works tirelessly to ensure that clients’ needs are met and that their experience as a PhoCusWright sponsor/exhibitor is a positive and seamless one. Prior to her current position she was a certified marketing representative for A Second Opinion in New Jersey where she lives with her husband and two teenage daughters.

Susan Duzey     Director of Sales
Susan_duzey_112x169Joining the PhoCusWright team in March 2010, Ms. Duzey is responsible for growing PhoCusWright's syndicated, custom, and special reports research sales throughout the travel, tourism and hospitality environment in North America and Asia. Susan's mission is to introduce PhoCusWright's forward thinking research and marketplace intelligence to global business leaders seeking competitive advantage to meet short term goals and position themselves for long term success. Susan has worked in the travel industry for 10 years, most recently as senior director, sales at Travelport in Atlanta, where she was in charge of successfully driving strategic sales, new business development and account retention with a varied portfolio of accounts throughout the U.S. and Canada. Prior to Travelport, Susan held sales executive roles spanning 10 years in the business intelligence and knowledge applications vertical with Equifax and Experian. A recipient of multiple sales performance awards, she was accountable for successfully driving market share expansion and forging new business alliances with clients in the financial services, retail, mortgage and Fortune 1000 corporations. A graduate of the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelors degree in Psychology, Susan resides in Southern California.

Kim Godard     Director, Marketing Technology
Kim_godard_112x169Mr. Godard joined PhoCusWright in 2006 to spearhead new technology initiatives, including the development of the new PhoCusWright Web site. As director, marketing technology, Kim researches, develops and implements software-based solutions to support marketing enterprises, enhance productivity and augment data and resource management. He lives and works in Colorado with his wife and two children.

Lori Harris     Manager, Event Sales
Lori_harris_112x168Ms. Harris plays a central role in executing an unparalleled event for PhoCusWright customers. Registration system coordination, customer interface, Web page development, press requests, on-site coordination and post event duties are just snapshots of Lori’s responsibilities. As event manager, she assists clients from the beginning of the relationship until the conclusion of the event. No stranger to the travel industry, Lori previously held a management role at Continental Airlines. She lives in Sherman, CT with her three sons.

Colie Hoffman     Senior Research Editor
Colie_hoffman_112x169Ms. Hoffman joined the PhoCusWright team in 2007 as a research associate and copyeditor for company publications. Colie comes to PhoCusWright with five years of writing, editing, and research experience. She holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MA from North Carolina State University, and is currently working on her MFA in poetry at Hunter College. Colie lives in New York City.

Davian Hoffman     Business Development Manager
Davian_hoffman_112x169Ms. Hoffman joined PhoCusWright in the fall of 2007 as manager, event sales. Davian has since transitioned to manager, client services. Her main role is to develop relationships with PhoCusWright Research subscribers and assist them in maximizing their subscription usage and benefits. Prior to PhoCusWright, Davian most recently worked for Moguls Mountain Travel (a Colorado-based custom ski tour operator) and Event Design Group (event planning and production). She counts travel, and its distribution, as a particularly fulfilling interest. Davian recently achieved a personal goal of visiting 30 countries by the age of 30. She has a BA in Art History from the University of Rochester, and currently resides in Colorado.

Carol Hutzelman     Senior Vice President
Carol_hutzelman_112x169Ms. Hutzelman helped create PhoCusWright and has been integrally involved with the firm since its inception in 1994. She serves as the senior vice president and has been responsible for growing company events. Under her leadership, the signature PhoCusWright Conference has become the travel industry event of the year. Before PhoCusWright, Carol spent seven years in investment banking marketing, and then switched careers to join the Wolf family lighting manufacturing business. She holds an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business and a BA from Duke University.

Deepak Jain     Research Associate and Master Trainer, Learning Solutions
Djain112x168Mr. Jain serves on PhoCusWright’s Asia Pacific team. His research and analytics skills make him an essential part of many research projects including PhoCusWright’s Emerging Online Travel Marketplace in China, PhoCusWright's Social Media in Travel: Traffic & Activity, PhoCusWright's Indian Online Travel Overview Third Edition. Deepak has been actively involved in the development of MasterClass—multimedia-based workshops for interactive learning. As master trainer, he also oversees various training activities for PhoCusWright Learning Solutions in APAC. Deepak is an engineering graduate from Bhopal University and also holds post graduate diploma in advanced computing.

Virendra Jain     Manager, Business Development, Asia Pacific
Virendra_jain_112x169Virendra is responsible for sales of PhoCusWright’s products and services in Asia Pacific. He will be rolling out PhoCusWright’s new learning services division in Asia Pacific, which includes the MasterClass series of workshops for the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. Prior to PhoCusWright, Virendra served as the head, marketing and press relations for leading training institutes in India. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Holkar Science College (India) and an MBA with dual specialization in Marketing (major) and Finance (minor) from DAVV University (Indore).

David Juman     Editor, Research and Learning Solutions
Davidjuman_112x169Mr. Juman is a publishing and online content management specialist with broad experience in business writing and editing, editorial strategy and product development. In addition to having held editorial positions with Simon & Schuster and several business publishers, David was managing editor of the Official Tour Directory and has provided editorial consulting services to numerous companies in the U.S., the U.K., India and elsewhere. As editor, research and Learning Solutions, he writes and edits a variety of PhoCusWright materials, including articles, reports, white papers, presentations and press releases. As part of the company's Learning Solutions team, David also develops training and custom learning content for the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. David has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Cornell University, and is currently based in Hyderabad, India.

Florence Kaci     Director, Sales, EMEA
Florence_kaci_112x169Ms. Kaci joined the PhoCusWright team to spread knowledge of the company's products and services and create partnerships throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. A position with REZSolutions—soon to become Pegasus Solutions—brought Florence from France to London. She held various hotel and distribution roles within Pegasus dealing with implementation, in-service delivery, sales, account management, increasing the Internet distribution channels portfolio and transaction volume, and connecting hotel groups in Europe with OTAs to improve partnerships. Most recently, Florence was director, sales and account management (supply and demand) for the EMEA region with Pegasus.

Florence's previous experience includes Starwood in Paris, a hotel group in Mauritius, and the French Tourism government office in New York City. She holds an MBA in tourism (management) from the ESCAET.

Chetan Kapoor     Research Associate
Chetankapoor112x167Mr. Kapoor joined PhoCusWright as a research associate in APAC to fulfill his desire to track online travel trends firsthand. He is also involved with building PhoCusWright’s Learning Solutions operations in the region. Prior to joining PhoCusWright, Chetan reported on various aspects of the industry for nearly three years, including attending a number local and international trade shows, conferences and interviewing key people of the trade, and was a journalist for Express TravelWorld, a leading Indian travel trade publication. A Bachelor of Mass Media graduate from the University of Mumbai (Bombay), Chetan enjoys jogging and has participated in four consecutive editions of the Mumbai Marathon. His other interests include meeting new people, discovering new cultures and cuisines, photography, reading up on social media, new technologies, treks and of course, traveling.

Eugene Ko     Sales Associate
Eugene_ko_112x169After interning at PhoCusWright with the research and events departments, Mr. Ko is now on board full time. Working closely with the events and research teams, Eugene prospects and generates new leads for event sponsorship and research subscriptions. His previous intern experience also includes Manhattan Helicopters as a customer service representative. Eugene is a New York University graduate with a BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management and a concentration in Tourism Development. He resides in New York City.

Joan Laucius     Manager, Database
Starting as a consultant, Mrs. Laucius joined the PhoCusWright team in 2005. Joan is responsible for managing PhoCusWright's custom database application. Prior to joining PhoCusWright, she was senior administrator, contracts for US Surgical. Joan graduated from Manhattanville College with a BA in Fine Arts and lives in Sherman, CT with her husband and three children.

Jennifer Lavenhar     Senior Manager, Event Sales
Jlavenhar_112x169Ms. Lavenhar joined the PhoCusWright event sales team in April 2010. She has extensive experience in the conference sponsorship industry and has honed her skills with fortune 500 companies. She is responsible for opening dialogues with new clients and developing business opportunities for The PhoCusWright Conference. Ms. Lavenhar moved to PhoCusWright after seven years as the sponsorship director with Euromoney/IMN and previous client related and marketing roles. She splits her time between her home office and PhoCusWright's NYC and Sherman offices. Jennifer shares her life with her husband and two young boys, who all love to travel. She studied Theater at UMASS and Art History/Media Studies at NYU.

Christine Lent     Vice President, Finance and Administration
Christine_lent_112x168Ms. Lent is responsible for leading the finance, accounting, human resources and facilities functions at PhoCusWright and has been with the company since its inception in 1994. Prior to joining PhoCusWright, Christine was assistant controller at Society for Savings in Hartford, CT. She began her career as a certified public accountant at Ernst & Young where she earned her CPA. She graduated from Providence College with a BS in Accounting. Christine lives in Sherman, CT with her two sons.

Tahnee Perry     Director, Event Sales and Marketing
Tperry112x168As director, event sales and marketing, Ms. Perry is responsible for the success of a number of projects including The PhoCusWright Conference. Tahnee leads the event sales team and facilitates numerous marketing programs. Prior to PhoCusWright, Tahnee spent eight years working with the Aspen/Snowmass ski resort—first as the senior sales manager for the Aspen Skiing Company and then as the director, marketing and technology at Stay Aspen Snowmass. In both roles, she developed innovative sales and marketing efforts and aligned community efforts to increase skier numbers. Tahnee graduated from the University of Canberra in Australia with a BA in Communications and moved to the United States in 2002. She now lives in New York City and runs most days in Central Park.

Catherine Plummer     Director, Sales
Cathy_plummer_112x169Mrs. Plummer joined PhoCusWright in 1999 as a part-time associate in the accounting department. In 2000 Cathy came on board full-time and soon segued to the events team. In her current position as director, sales, she focuses on the day-to-day operations of event sales. Cathy helps develop, manage and execute sales activities for the company’s conferences. Prior to joining PhoCusWright, she worked in the commercial construction and restoration industry while raising a family. Cathy graduated from Upsala College with a BA in Finance and Business Management.

Douglas Quinby     Senior Director, Research
Douglas_quinby_112x169Mr. Quinby is a travel industry veteran who enhances PhoCusWright's research team with his keen insights, diligent analysis and industry relationships. As senior director, research, he is a key contributor to The Global Edition, Special Reports, and more. Douglas has been contributing to PhoCusWright research as leisure travel analyst for many years, including PhoCusWright's U.S. Online Travel Overview Eighth Edition, Vacation Rental Marketplace: Poised for Change, and PhoCusWright's Travel Agency Distribution Landscape. In addition to providing research and analysis, media relations and marketing services to leading travel technology companies, Douglas has served as director of marketing and communications for Atinera and as packaged travel and technology editor for Leisure Travel News. His articles have appeared in Travel Weekly, ASTA Agency Management, and Travel Counselor magazines. Douglas also conceived and oversaw Travel Technology News, a supplement to Leisure Travel News devoted to technology and the Internet in the leisure travel industry.

Gene Quinn     Chairman
Gene_quinn_112x168Mr. Quinn is chairman of PhoCusWright’s board of directors and a pioneer in digital media and e-commerce. For nearly 20 years, he has been senior executive and private investor with broad experience in strategy, operations, finance and business development in Internet, print, broadcast and cable media, entertainment, financial services, travel services, Web services and enterprise software. Gene has served on numerous boards of public and private companies and non-profits, and he has a background in venture capital, M&A, information technology, product development, marketing, and business development. He is a former senior vice president, online and interactive television at Viacom’s MTV Networks and general manager, interactive services at Tribune Company. Gene holds a BA from the University of Delaware and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

Patricia Rasore     Market Analyst, Latin America
Patricia_rasore_112x168After working with PhoCusWright as a market analyst, Ms. Rasore was commissioned by the company to add business development activities in Latin America to her analyst role. Patricia brings more than two decades of industry experience and expertise to this position. Her career spans from the airline industry to travel technology, and from corporate travel to the DMC sector. Prior to joining PhoCusWright, Patricia was ACTE's Latin America regional director, displaying a unique ability to expand operations and generate new business from influential thinkers and key decision-makers across the region. In January 2002, Patricia opened the TAM Brazilian Airlines office in Vienna, where she was responsible for direct sales and BSP growth in Austria and in Central European countries. She is trilingual in English, Spanish and German, and is also comfortable with Italian, basic French and advanced Portuguese. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Tourism from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. Patricia is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Catherina Reith     Account Manager
Catherina_reith_112x169Ms. Reith recently joined PhoCusWright to assist the research team with project management. She works with the analysts to help produce final deliverables that are up to PhoCusWright’s high standards. Her previous positions include director of sales with On Location Tours, where she managed all group and wholesale accounts for the company; and senior account manager with John Wiley and Sons, where she sold and maintained the WileyPLUS homework management program. Cat completed her undergraduate degree in Communications and her MS in Tourism and Travel Management at NYU. After ten years in New York City, she decided it was time to make a big change and now resides in Colorado—closer to the ski slopes.

Carroll Rheem     Director, Research
Carroll_rheem112x169Ms. Rheem contributes in-depth market reports, survey findings, and analysis for PhoCusWright's Global and European Edition Research Subscription, Special Reports and custom client needs in her role as director, research. As the author of PhoCusWright’s Consumer Travel Report and Going Green: The Business Impact of Environmental Awareness on Travel, one of her core areas of focus is consumer research. Carroll also leverages her experience in hotel distribution for publications including PhoCusWright’s U.S. Online Travel Overview, and oversees content for the PhoCusWright Research Subscription: European Edition. Prior to joining the team, Carroll spent six years working for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide in various positions encompassing hotel operations, sales and global online distribution. She holds a Master of Management in Hospitality from Cornell University and a BA in Economics from New York University.

Bruce Rosard     Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Brosard112x168As vice president, sales and marketing, Mr. Rosard is responsible for the sales growth of PhoCusWright's research, consulting and events line of businesses. Bruce also leads the marketing team and is responsible for managing the PhoCusWright brand both online and offline. He is also responsible for business development, primarily establishing relationships with trade associations, media companies and other synergistic partners that will benefit PhoCusWright's bottom line. Bruce's mission is to introduce travel, tourism and hospitality firms worldwide to PhoCusWright and to work with those firms to increase their ability to achieve their long term objectives. Prior to PhoCusWright, Bruce was founder, president and CEO of Moguls Mountain Travel (Boulder, CO), a ski tour wholesaler and pioneer in the e-commerce travel market. After establishing the company's first Web site in 1994, he architected the development of KARS, a proprietary online booking and tour management system. He is also credited with creating long-term strategic alliances with major online travel providers and was a founding and long-time board member of SkiTops (the Ski Tour Operators Association). Bruce is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut with a BS in marketing.

Diane Shuart     Senior Account Manager
Diane_shuart_112x168Mrs. Shuart joined PhoCusWright in 1998 to assist in building the company’s internal processes. As senior account manager, Diane maintains efficiency by ensuring clients’ custom research needs are met from concept to deliverables. She coordinates and supports analysts’ activities across all aspects of the research cycle. Living in New Jersey with her husband and two children, Diane is very involved in her community.

Lorraine Sileo     Vice President, Research
Lorraine_sileo_112x168Lorraine Sileo is vice president, research, at PhoCusWright Inc., a division of the company she launched in 1998. PhoCusWright’s global marketplace intelligence is the industry standard for segmentation, sizing, forecasting, trends, analysis and consumer travel planning behavior. She is quoted frequently in consumer and trade media and has authored numerous publications (including PhoCusWright's U.S. Online Travel Overview reports and The NEXTgen Traveler™). Lorraine has testified at hearings held by the National Commission to Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry, charged by Congress to examine the impact of online distribution on the travel industry. Lorraine is also an adjunct professor at New York University's Graduate Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management and has been analyzing the business and consumer electronics marketplace for various publications and media companies for over 20 years.

Charles Snyder     Manager, Marketing
Csnyder112x168As manager, marketing, Mr. Snyder is responsible for developing marketing copy and dynamic social content to share insights from PhoCusWright research topics. Charles generates the voice and message of PhoCusWright’s communications and helps convey the unique perspectives of PhoCusWright analysts via social networks and traditional channels. Charles previously held marketing and communications positions with Smith Travel Research and Hotel News Now by STR. He holds a BS in Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University and resides in Stamford, CT.

Haruo Ushiba     Director and Senior Analyst
Haruo_ushiba_112x167With more than 40 years of experience in the Japanese travel industry, Mr. Ushiba will broaden PhoCusWright’s reach into Asia. Along with analysis of the Japanese travel marketplace, Haruo will also increase PhoCusWright’s brand awareness in the region with syndicated and custom research sales. He is a founding member of the Japan Aviation Management Research (JAMR), whose aim is to look into the future of the airline business as it enters a new era of globalization. Haruo has been in various management positions with JAL Group throughout his career. He holds a BA in Commerce from Keio University.

Philip Wolf     President and CEO
Philip_wolf_112x168Years ago, a lonely entrepreneur embraced the controversial idea that the quality of information would differentiate winners and losers in the then-burgeoning information age. That entrepreneur was Philip Wolf; the year was 1994.

The company he founded is now the premier source for travel, tourism and hospitality intelligence. Today, in nearly every industry presentation, there is at least one slide that says, "Source: PhoCusWright." An outspoken, provocative and well-known travel industry figure, Philip serves as president and CEO.

He began his travel career in May 1989 as the head of a small agency and quickly made a name for himself. Industry leaders, struggling to grasp the Internet, recognized his unique outlook and business acumen. Over two decades of analyzing, scrutinizing and opining on strategic change and market trends, Philip has built a brand around his trademark catchphrase: "Strategically correct, not politically correct."

Philip is the architect of the annually acclaimed PhoCusWright Conference. The event’s provocative Center Stage themes are relied upon as industry bellwethers, quickly becoming accepted wisdom each year. He has known many of the industry elite since online travel's beginning and has interviewed numerous luminaries, including Barry Diller, Carl Icahn and John W. Marriott III. CEOs from every major online travel company, along with top airline, hotel, GDS and search executives, have taken the stage one-on-one with Philip.

A sought-after speaker around the world, he has addressed audiences in Australia, Singapore, India, Canada, Jordan, Iceland, and Argentina, and throughout Europe.

Philip was named to Travel Weekly’s "Club 33: The Most Influential People in the Travel Industry," and is frequently quoted in consumer and trade media, including CNN, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He has met with a prime minister, appeared on television in New Zealand, and been referenced in publications worldwide, from a major Asian tech blog to Norway's Aftenposten and then some.

Formerly an adjunct professor at New York University's Graduate Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, he is currently a distinguished lecturer at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

In 2002, while serving as chairman of the board for Montreal-based Newtrade Technologies, Philip orchestrated that company's sale to Expedia. Today, he is a non-executive board director for companies on three different continents. Philip also co-founded the global media property Tnooz—Talking Travel Tech.

Prior to PhoCusWright, Philip was president and CEO of a venture-funded software developer and travel booking engine pioneer, where he secured two patents for the company's groundbreaking pricing algorithms. These assets, through a series of acquisitions, are now part of American Express.

He is a magna cum laude graduate of Duke University and holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. Decades after first espousing the power of Internet travel, Philip continues to spark industry epiphanies…and leave audiences buzzing.

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