Ross Veitch
Ross is CEO & Co-Founder of online travel company Wego which operates in markets globally and which has most popular travel app across the MENA region. Wego harnesses powerful technology that simplifies the process of searching, comparing and booking flights and hotels across hundreds of airlines hotels and online travel agencies.
Wego is dual-headquartered in the business hubs of Dubai and Singapore and has offices in Bangalore, Lahore, Cairo and Kuala Lumpur. Wego is backed by top tier global investors including Tiger Global Management, Crescent Group, Square Peg Capital, MEVP and has a strategic partnership with the satellite broadcaster MBC Group.
Ross has been an angel investor and advisor to tech companies for more than a decade now and he enjoys working with other passionate entrepreneurs. He is a member of XA Network, H2 Global Leadership Network, EMIR Corporate Intelligence Network and is a regular public speaker on topics of travel, tourism, aviation, technology and startups.
Ross is a veteran of the internet industry having established operations for Yahoo! in Southeast Asia back in 1998 where he led product & engineering teams. Prior to that he worked for Tourism Australia in Sydney and for Deutsche Bank Capital Markets in London. He now splits his time between Dubai and Singapore.
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