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Will Phillipson

Co-founder and President SilverRail

Formerly chief product officer and CIO, Will is now responsible for SilverRail’s product vision and strategy overseeing the ‘what they do and how they do it’ functionality of SilverRail’s systems.

Prior to co-founding the company Will was the product, strategy and technical head for distribution platforms at ITA Software where he was involved in a GDS initiative which led to a 30% reduction in distribution costs for US air carriers. He also worked for National Leisure Group (NLG), where he oversaw the development of its dynamic packaging system - a vertically integrated vacation product which powered online travel agency Orbitz through its IPO.

In 2015, SilverRail powered over 1 billion rail searches and 25 million transactions globally and today works with some of the largest travel brands in the world including Expedia, Deutsche Bahn, National Rail Enquiries, Deem and Concur, among others.