A travel-obsessed serial entrepreneur, Sam is CEO and Co-founder of HotelTonight, the world's leading hotel booking app, for stays at hand-picked hotels at great rates from tonight to 7-days out. Sam previously founded and was CEO of DealBase.com, a venture-backed travel deals search engine, and was CEO of TravelPost.com, a hotel reviews site. SideStep acquired TravelPost.com and Sam served there as VP of business development until its acquisition by Kayak. Sam also worked in comparison shopping at Excite, CNET and NexTag. Sam lives in the Bay Area with his wife and their two children. Not at all surprisingly, he was an assistant to Wes Craven on the film Scream. He HotelTonights at the Ace New York.

CEO @ From October 2010 to Present (5 years 3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaFounder & CEO @ From April 2008 to December 2010 (2 years 9 months) VP, Business Development @ From October 2006 to December 2007 (1 year 3 months) CEO and Founder @ From January 2004 to October 2006 (2 years 10 months) Senior Manager, Business Development @ From September 2000 to August 2002 (2 years) Director, Business Development @ From August 1999 to September 2000 (1 year 2 months) Manager, Business Development @ From July 1998 to August 1999 (1 year 2 months) Associate Producer @ From December 1996 to July 1998 (1 year 8 months) Assistant to the Producer @ From March 1996 to November 1996 (9 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaAssociate Product Manager @ From August 1994 to March 1996 (1 year 8 months) Charlottesville, Virginia Area

MBA @ Kellogg School of Management From 2002 to 2004 BA @ University of Virginia From 1991 to 1995 WAHS From 1987 to 1991 Sam Shank is skilled in: Product Management, Business Development, Mergers, Entrepreneurship, E-commerce, Partnerships, Management, Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Devices, Venture Capital, Start-ups, Leadership, Social Media, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Planning