Erik Blachford

Erik was the President and CEO of IAC Travel/Expedia Inc from 2003-2005. IAC's brands include: Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Interval International, and Classic Custom Vacations. Prior to serving as President/CEO, Blachford was SVP of Marketing and Programming, and was on the founding team of Expedia when it was launched by Microsoft Corp. in 1995.

Blachford received is BA from Princeton University in 1989 and his MBA from Columbia University in 1994. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Sharebuilder Corporation and the Advisory Board of Butterfield and Robinson Travel. Erik does not currently surf, but this will change very soon.