Wendy Olson Killion brings nearly 25 years of experience in travel, tech, and business leadership. She currently serves as the CEO of Rome2Rio, the global leader in trip and route planning helping its over 600 million annual visitors find the most cost-efficient, expeditious, and convenient ways to journey anywhere in the world. Wendy leads a global, cross functional team with the goal of helping travelers connect between any two locations on earth, easily, seamlessly, and sustainably.
Prior to Rome2Rio, Wendy founded Wendy OK Consulting, utilizing her experience in online marketing, sales, product, and technology to help public and private companies, globally, to create and refine business, product, scaling, and tech strategies.
Her previous travel experience also includes more than a decade in senior roles at Expedia Group including as global senior vice president and GM of Expedia Group Advertising (formerly Expedia Group Media Solutions), the company¡¯s travel advertising platform, where she led the business holistically including product, engineering, strategy, operations, and partner-facing teams.
Wendy has served on various boards including the HSMAI Americas board, VisitBritain Tourism Advisory Council, and the Partner Advisory Council for Destinations International. A Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME), she is a regular speaker at industry events, including Destinations International, U.S. Travel¡¯s ESTO, ITB, Mumbrella, Phocuswright, Skift Global Forum, WiT and WTM.
