Simply put…to rock your travel worldwide.
We’re building the connectivity platform the world demands. Best-in-class tech that helps travel-related companies super-charges international travel, wins loyalty, and powers great experiences.
Everywhere.
Most listened to album: Synchronicity by The Police
Ahmad "AL" Fares
Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles
AL got hooked on tech and travel as a teenager and has visited over 100+ countries before calling Los Angeles home. He’s an Electrical Engineer out of the American University of Beirut with an INSEAD MBA and Harvard ExecEd. Besides serving as a member of the Forbes Technology Council for 2018-2021, AL was named “Who’s Who in America” & Top Executive for 2020.
AL previously co-founded Acsys Technologies, a disruptive IoT company serving the telecom industry globally.
Fave band: Judas Priest
Richard Bratton
Chief Commercial Officer
New York
Rich’s roots are in Las Vegas, but his work is global. Guiding sales and strategy, he’s hitched his wagon to some major names in travel—Travelzoo, Fareportal, KAYAK—and grooves on the people part of business development.
Responsible for over $500M+ in lifetime sales, Rich is at the gas pump keeping the CELITECH fires burning hot.
Fav artist: Dave Grohl
Sri Gadav
Account Executive
India
Sri’s experience spans over 12 years in business development and account management across SaaS, hospitality, and community-commerce. Alongside founding Tyohar Forever, she has focused on enterprise sales, outbound growth, and operational scale.
With a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, she blends analytical thinking with data-led, outcome-driven execution.
First concert: Billy Idol
Kerri Zeil
Business Development Advisor
Chicago
Midwesterner Kerri is a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan and veteran travel-tech-start-up maven. Earning her stripes for over two decades at Orbitz and Amadeus, where she was the visionary lead behind its Launchpad program, she is the consummate travel start-up advisor-investor.
Kerri is CELITECH’s connector-rainmaker.
Ross Weber
Founder & CCO
Tiki (formerly Clicktripz)
Srinivas Vangala
VC & IC Member
Cove Fund
Chenoa Farnsworth
Managing Partner
Blue Startups
Eric Bjorndahl
Founder
Clicktripz & TravBuddy
At the core of our Tech and passion for Travel is a shared desire to connect deeply with people, places and memorable experiences—and help others do the same.
Great companies are built by great people—curious minds, big hearts, and exceptional talent. We apply excellence to all we do. Together, we reach the top.
We take an honest, high-minded approach to doing business—building a stand-up brand, creating a great product, and cultivating rewarding partner relationships.
We embrace strength, agility, openness, active lifestyles, and nurturing a healthy planet—so that we can all thrive. For this reason, we are committed to being carbon-neutral by 2025.
