Steven Elinson

Director, AWS for Travel & Hospitality, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Steven M. Elinson leads the Worldwide Travel & Hospitality practice for Amazon Web Services (AWS),
with a charter to support customers as they accelerate cloud adoption.
Today’s travel and hospitality brands must deliver a personalized and seamlessly connected guest
experience while being operationally efficient with optimized assets, high utilization, predictive analytics
and quality, health and safety standard compliance. As a trusted advisor, Steven utilizes his broad
knowledge and +30 years of experience to drive guest experiences and to increase operational
efficiencies.

The AWS Travel & Hospitality team supports customers such as Accor, Airbnb, Amtrak, Choice Hotels,
Compass Group, Delta Airlines, Domino’s, DoorDash, Hertz, Hilton Hotels, Melco Resorts &
Entertainment, McDonald’s, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sysco, United Airlines, Wynn Casino & Resort, and
Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut), together with members of the AWS Partner Network (APN).
Before joining AWS, Steven held various leadership roles in Travel and Hospitality businesses. His
experience ranges from operations, training, supply chain, technology, and new concept creation. He
holds a Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management from Purdue University, and
a Master of Business Administration from Florida International University.