Travis Katz was born on 1971 and is an American technology entrepreneur and investor.
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11 Facts About Travis Katz
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Travis Katz co-founded Fox Interactive Media, led international expansion for social networking site MySpace, and founded online travel site Trip.
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Travis Katz attended Stanford University, where he graduated with a degree in Public Policy.
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Travis Katz attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with an MBA in 2001.
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Travis Katz started his career at the World Bank, where he led research on urban development as well as rural water supply.
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Travis Katz co-authored a number papers on improving city governance and urban innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean, and co-led a global study on making investments in rural water supply in impoverished countries sustainable as part of the joint World Bank-UNDP water supply program.
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In February 2006, Travis Katz joined social media company MySpace to lead the company's expansion outside of the United States.
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In 2010, Travis Katz launched an online travel company, Gogobot, later rebranded Trip.
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In 2020, Travis Katz joined as CEO and President of BrightDrop, an electric vehicle company, backed by General Motors, targeting commercial delivery.
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Travis Katz delivered its first vehicles, purpose-built for commercial delivery, to FedEx in December 2021.
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Travis Katz is an active traveler who has visited more than 54 countries.
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