Brian Smith

Brian is former VP of IT/Operations for Expedia where he worked for 12 years and led strategic architectural design, implementation, and support of 145 Web properties including: Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, Egencia.com, related white label websites, and 23,000 ExpediaConnect merchant hotel properties during Expedia's growth from $40 million to $2.9 billion. Prior to Expedia, Smith worked in various development and test roles at Microsoft, SAFECO, and Market Trends. Brian earned a BA in economics from the University of Washington and an MBA in Technology & Innovation from UW.