Tom founded BizTrip AI in 2024 on a mission to transform the corporate travel experience through machine learning and AI. Prior to starting BizTrip, Tom was Founder & CEO of the pioneering travel tech company, Yapta (sold to Coupa software in 2019 for $110M). Tom was VP Marketing at Alaska Airlines in the early 2000s, responsible for over 2,500 employees including marketing, sales, customer support, and in-flight services (flight attendants, catering, in-flight entertainment). His proudest career move was replacing Heineken beer in cans with Alaska Amber Ale in glass bottles on all Alaska flights. Tom has also served as a consultant and advisor to other travel tech companies in the pre-Covid era, including Deem and TripActions. A Connecticut native, Tom has a mechanical engineering degree from Duke University, and an MBA from Harvard University. He enjoys writing music, playing piano, competing in triathlons, and skiing, and lives in the SF Bay Area with his wife of 27 years and 3 boys.