Evan Konwiser

Evan Konwiser is Executive Vice President (EVP) of Product and Strategy for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), responsible for leading end-to-end product management, corporate strategy, and external communications.

After joining GBT in 2014, Evan spent three years as Vice President (VP) of Digital Traveler before becoming VP of Marketing and Product Strategy, where he led the team through historic partnerships, industry-leading product launches, and a global rebrand.

Evan is passionate about the power of travel and making it more accessible, efficient, and fun. With his background as a startup entrepreneur, he is uniquely skilled in bringing innovation to the corporate travel world. Prior to joining GBT, Evan was co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Skylark. He also built two other digital travel products: Farely and FlightCaster.

Earlier in his career, Evan spent several years consulting for travel management companies, airlines, global distribution systems and travel media companies. He also served as a consultant at Bain & Company and spent time working at Kayak. He has been recognized as an influential executive in business travel, as a past board member of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, and a frequent critic/judge at the Phocuswright Innovation Summit. He also facilitates the Phocuswright Young Leaders Summit, helping accelerate the pipeline of young talent into the travel industry.

Evan earned his MBA and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College.