Wido Schaefer

Wido L. Schaefer, CTC, has extensive experience in the travel and finance industries, serving as Chairman and CEO of TravelStore, the largest Independent Travel Management Company on the West Coast, since 1975. Prior to this role, Wido Schaefer was Chairman and CEO of Bache & CO from January 1973 to October 1974 and worked as a stockbroker. Wido Schaefer also held the position of Manager at Atlantis Airways from 1968 to 1972, overseeing operations in Nairobi and New York. Wido Schaefer completed education at Humboldt Gymnasium in Duesseldorf, earning an Abitur from 1954 to 1960.