ABOUT THE INNOVATOR

Rafat Ali is the CEO/founder of Skift, the largest travel industry intelligence and marketing platform, providing news, information, data and services to all sectors of the world’s largest industry. Since its inception in 2012, Skift has become a trusted brand for travel information. Skift Trend Reports and SkiftIQ provide data on existing and emerging trends and are used by top strategists, technologists, and marketers in travel.

Previously, Ali was the founder/CEO of the online media hub paidContent and ContentNext, covering news, information and analysis of the business of digital media. The company was sold to UK’s Guardian News and Media in 2008 for a reported $30 million.