All my life I’ve loved three pursuits the most: using technology to solve problems, competing in sports and creating and enjoying music. Fortunately for me, technology leadership turned into my career and the others are now my favorite hobbies. My leadership style includes an emphasis on finding balance and having a grounded perspective – characteristics I learned early on in life, demonstrated in my education where I pursued a computer science degree at the University of North Carolina which is notoriously a liberal arts school. Throughout my career I’ve learned and grown so much under outstanding leaders in product and technology, allowing me to become a highly engaged, supportive, and adaptive leader myself. I’ve also pushed the boundaries of the technology available, applying cutting edge AI research to ship thoughtful, intelligent features solving real customer problems. I take immense pride in my role at Expedia Group where these concepts merge; I get to create a compelling culture and lead teams building innovative experiences on top of massively scalable platform services. Here we emphasize ownership at every level of the organization, with an aim to help travelers get the most out of every trip by making the challenges of travel less burdensome through trusted, personalized travel assistance for all.