Terry Jones

Founder of Travelocity.com
eCommerce Pioneer

Programs

Innovation in a Corporate Environment

The story of the entrepreneur in the garage is well known. But how does one build a startup inside a huge corporation? How do you successfully innovate in large and sometimes bureaucratic organizations? In this world who you report to can be as important to an intrapreneur as building a brand is to the entrepreneur. Jones shares how he navigated the corporate power structure to create a successful idea and company.

21st Century Marketing

Today, e-commerce is no longer a craze nor a bubble, but a requirement for all businesses. Jones, whose company remained profitable as the dot com bubble burst, discusses the essential ideas that companies must apply for success in the wired world. He provides a clear vision of how the internet will continue to change the way products are marketed and sold.

Leadership In A Wired World

It's a new world out there...where the "office" is anywhere and communication is constant, the pace of change is staggering, and the "wired generation" is entering the workplace. In this new world, how do you lead? In this program, Terry Jones offers concise and actionable insights into how leadership is changing in this new technology-driven world.

Customer Relationship Management in a Multi-Channel World

Jones discusses the latest techniques for e-marketing, the evolution of search, and how broadband is changing consumer behavior online. After all, it's a multi-channel world today.

Speaker Information

Terry Jones founded Travelocity.com. He led the company as President and Chief Executive Officer from it's 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 Computer Services, 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, Ohio, 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., Overture Services, Inc. and is a special venture partner with General Catalyst Partners. He is currently a principle of Essential Ideas, a consultancy he co-founded to help companies in their transition to the digital economy.