Prior to being named president, Alex served in an expanded chief operating officer role at Sabre Hospitality, overseeing customer care, data services, implementations, call center and similar services. As part of the Sabre Hospitality management team, he also helped drive overall business strategy.

Before joining Sabre, Alex was senior vice president of global development and strategy at Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, where he played a key role in the global growth and expansion of the business. Prior to Rosewood, Alex was a senior engagement manager at McKinsey & Company. Earlier in his career, he worked in the finance department of Sabre as a manager and senior analyst in the financial planning and analysis group.

Alex is a member of the Dallas Development Board of The Nature Conservancy, and he enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and two boys. 

He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas in Austin.  

Previously David was with SynXis where his high-energy leadership helped SynXis become one of the fastest growing and largest providers of complete reservation technology and marketing services for the hospitality industry. Prior to joining Sabre in 2002, David worked in the gaming and hospitality industries at the executive level in various sales and operations roles.

David has served a number of industry advisory groups and is currently a board member for the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. David earned his BA in History from American University and holds a Master's degree from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration.

Tom has over 25 years experience in the Technology Industry spanning Applications Development, System and Network Operations and Enterprise Architecture. Prior to the Hospitality Industry, he has worked in the Insurance, Banking, and Energy industries which have provided him with a diverse background in applications software and technology platforms in mission-critical business environments. 

Tom has a Bachelors Degree in Finance from Boston College and has completed extensive Masters Level coursework in Business Administration and Information Technology.

Since joining Sabre in 2007, she has held a variety of product marketing, strategy and technology management roles including her most recent as head of Sabre Labs, the dedicated emerging technology incubator & trends research lab at Sabre's global headquarters. She is often invited to speak at industry events on the topics of innovation, emerging technology trends & millennial retention, and her expertise has been featured most recently by CNN, MIT & Tnooz, the travel industry's leading publication. 

Sarah holds a BBA in Business Management & Journalism from Baylor University, as well as an MBA specializing in Marketing & Strategy from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Previously Robert was with E-site Marketing where, as co-founder and chief technology officer, he pioneered the development of hospitality Digital marketing solutions. Robert has created many first-to-market technology products including RezTrack®, MCC (Marketing Communications Center) - E-site Marketing's RSS content management solution, and E-site Marketing's first AJAX-based hotel booking engine. Robert possesses a solid background and expertise in Hospitality database marketing, computer consulting and yield management, software development and market research and analysis.

Prior to co-founding E-site Marketing, Robert provided key marketing consulting, including yield management and property specific analysis, as database marketing consultant at Driving Revenue/Pegasus Solutions. He has also worked with Sunburst Hospitality Corporation/Choice Hotels/Manor Care where he was responsible for the development of top line revenues and corporate marketing and planning for over 30 hotels.

Paolo's career has been wholly dedicated to the hospitality industry including perspective gained as a hotelier as well as a technology solution provider. Over the years, he has cultivated a wealth of experience and expertise in electronic distribution, marketing, revenue management and analytics.

Prior to his role at Sabre, he served as Vice President of E-site Marketing, the online agency acquired by Sabre in 2007 which became an important component in the creation of Sabre Hospitality Solutions. Previously, he was Director of Business Intelligence for Pegasus Solutions. He acquired his hotel level experience through six years spent with Vail Resorts where he served in operational, marketing and revenue management roles both at the property and corporate level.  

Paolo is currently the chair of HSMAI's Digital Marketing Council.

Brant's diverse experience includes a background in the Hospitality Industry as a key contributor in the successful migration of global partners such as Preferred Hotel Group, Kimpton, JHC, Red Roof, Relais and Chateau, and Vantage. His hospitality background is complimented by Airline Industry experience as key contributor in the successful migration of Sabre partners such as Ethiopian Airways, Kingfisher and Cayman Airways. A former university instructor and researcher, Brant is currently an advisory board member for the Linguistics and Technical Communication department at University of North Texas (UNT). He has also been recognized as an innovator, having launched the first online communication course at UNT and created an industry-leading blended learning program at Sabre Airline Solutions. Brant joined Sabre Hospitality Solutions in 2007, and was the initial architect of Sabre Hospitality University. Since that time, Brant has continued to innovate, continually driving toward the goal of being the best and most efficient delivery team in the hospitality industry.