Rafat Ali
CEO/Founder, Skift. Perpetually exhausted dad of three hyperactive kids
New York, New York, United States
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Rafat is the CEO/Founder of Skift, the largest business media intelligence and marketing company in travel, providing news, information, data, and services to all sectors of the world’s largest industry.
Previously, he was the founder/CEO of paidContent and ContentNext, which he sold to UK's Guardian News and Media in 2008, and left in 2010. Prior to that, he was managing editor of Silicon Alley Reporter.
Rafat was the Knight Fellow at Indiana University, where he completed his Masters in Journalism, 1999-2000. Prior to that he completed his BSc in Computer Engineering, from AMU in Aligarh, India.
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Great chatting with Skift yesterday to show that corporate travel is still up YoY even in these times--let's see how the rest of April plays out…
Great chatting with Skift yesterday to show that corporate travel is still up YoY even in these times--let's see how the rest of April plays out…
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These Travel Tech Execs See Early Signs of Weakening Demand https://hubs.ly/Q03gM8Lb0 Skift spoke with executives of several late-stage travel tech…
These Travel Tech Execs See Early Signs of Weakening Demand https://hubs.ly/Q03gM8Lb0 Skift spoke with executives of several late-stage travel tech…
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Corporate Travel Demand Is 'Flattish,' Says Delta https://hubs.li/Q03gGLlq0 Given the whipsaw policies on tariffs these days, it is difficult to…
Corporate Travel Demand Is 'Flattish,' Says Delta https://hubs.li/Q03gGLlq0 Given the whipsaw policies on tariffs these days, it is difficult to…
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Education
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Indiana University Bloomington
Masters Journalism
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Knight Foundation New Media Fellow for the duration of the course
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