Terry Jones
Founder of Travelocity.com, Terry Jones is a former Sabre President of Decision Technologies and American Airlines Director of Product Development. Today Jones serves on the Board of Directors of Entrust, Inc. and Overture Services, Inc. Jones is also a principal of Essential Ideas, a consultancy which he co-founded to help companies in their transition to the digital economy.
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Terry Jones founded Travelocity.com. He led the company as President and Chief Executive Officer from its founding until May 2002. Previously, Jones served as Chief Information Officer at Sabre Inc. In his 24 years at Sabre, Jones held various executive positions including President of Decision Technologies, Vice President of Applications Development and Vice President of Product Development.
Prior to Sabre, Jones joined American Airlines in 1978 as Director of Product Development when American Airlines acquired Agency Data Systems, a Florida based mini-computer accounting systems company. He became president of the division when it moved to Dallas/Fort Worth.
A graduate of Denison University in Granville, OH, Jones entered the travel industry in 1971 as a travel agent with Vega Travel in Chicago. He later served five years as a vice president of Travel Advisors, a company specializing in business travel to Eastern Europe and the USSR, with offices in Chicago and Moscow.
Jones serves on the Board of Directors of Entrust,Inc. and Overture Services, Inc. He is currently a principal of Essential Ideas, a consultancy which he co-founded to help companies in their transition to the digital economy. He recently joined General Catalyst Partners, an early stage Venture Capital Investment Firm as a Special Venture Partner.
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