As Chief Evangelist and Development Officer for IDeaS, Klaus’s role is to challenge existing thought processes, create stimulating conversations and help bring to live the future of Revenue Management and Pricing in hospitality and travel. Klaus is a frequently sought out thought leader and contributor for some of the major industry forums, including Phocuswire, Skift, ITB, HITEC & ROC and others.

He is currently responsible for global thought leadership, working closely with the industry and teams at IDeaS to accelerate innovation. Additionally, he is also leading the team responsible for mapping out IDeaS long term strategy and is heading up the Global Alliances and Partnership group as well as the newly formed IDeaS.Lab innovation team.

Klaus has been working to challenge the status quo for the last 20+ years. He has worked in global hospitality roles for many years both in Operations as well as leading revenue management and pricing departments in Europe and Asia.

An advocate of lifelong learning, Klaus holds a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management, has studied business at Henley Management College, real estate investment and asset management at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration; and finance and strategy at the Singapore Management University.