Our Founders
Scott Imbus
Tatsuhiko "Tatsu" Kato
Frederic "Ric" Frasse
Technology development and intrapreneurial team and program formation / leadership; Joint industry and public-private partnership governance
Travel - 110 countries
Frederic "Ric" Frasse
Tatsuhiko "Tatsu" Kato
Frederic "Ric" Frasse
Technology & commercial development incl. $70MM company business; Home Care business launch with >200 referrals and $100K 2nd year revenue
Travel - 45 countries
Tatsuhiko "Tatsu" Kato
Tatsuhiko "Tatsu" Kato
Tatsuhiko "Tatsu" Kato
Expert in finance & administration in the Asian travel industry. Accomplished at cultural integration and languages.
Travel - 19 countries
Our Advisory Board
Parag Vohra (Chair) VP Global Commercial - IPONWEB
Parag Vohra (Chair) VP Global Commercial - IPONWEB
Parag Vohra (Chair) VP Global Commercial - IPONWEB
- Leader initiating and growing revenue streams across digital businesses
- SME in digital media including search, meta search, programmatic media, etc.
- Prior: Sojern, TripAdvisor, Yahoo, Marriott
- Hospitality BS (SNHU), & MS (Johnson & Wales) and Info Syst & Marketing (Bentley)
Parag’s role at IPONWEB to “…innovate and commercialize powerful new solutions that unlock real value and drive competitive edge for the most sophisticated media buyers and sellers.”
Chinmai Sharma President Americas – RateGain
Parag Vohra (Chair) VP Global Commercial - IPONWEB
Parag Vohra (Chair) VP Global Commercial - IPONWEB
•Travel Technology, Revenue Management, Marketing, and Commercial Optimization
•Prior leadership roles: Taj Hotel Group, Starwood Capital, Wyndham, Expedia.
•BA Math & Joint MBA IMHI/ESSEC Paris / Cornell Hotel School
•Incubator mentor (NYU) and HSMAI & HEDNA Board member
Named “Top 20 Extraordinary minds within Sales, Marketing and Technology' by HSMAI Europe.”
Kerri A. Zeil (Past Member) Global Travel Start-Up Advisor
Parag Vohra (Chair) VP Global Commercial - IPONWEB
Kerri A. Zeil (Past Member) Global Travel Start-Up Advisor
- New business development, travel technology & distribution, strategic partnerships & global operations
- Prior: Director of Amadeus Launchpad, Orbitz & eBookers
- International Business BA (U. Missouri) and Business Mgmt. (Thunderbird)
“A unique perspective to support the travel startup ecosystem and the foundational expertise in an industry that is at times complicated and ever-changing.”
Experts Consulted and Contracted
Technical
Technical
Technical
LightShift Video, LLC - User Interface Development
EquipGIS, LLC - GIS Map Integration Workflow
Zinnia Group - MVP Work Plan & Costing
Dr. Peter Connelly - Software Architecture Concept Development, Patent Language Development
Emmalyn Sinclair - Website Design
Legal
Technical
Technical
BlankRome Law Firm - PCT Patent Application
Jeff Williams Law Firm - Initial US Patent Application
Travel
Technical
Travel
Jen On A Jet Plane - Travel Influencer Perspective, Tool Development Guidance