Ktimene Axetell, VP of Insights at Arrivalist, guides Arrivalist’s largest state and city clients in harnessing the power of location-based data for economic, ecological, and socio-cultural destination sustainability. With an international career spanning two decades, including tech leadership roles at Sony and Napster, digital ad agency experience, and pro-poor destination research completed with United Nations World Tourism Organization, she has been responsible for leading organizations to win numerous accolades including the National Geographic Traveler Platinum Award for Sustainable Tourism from HSMAI.

She holds a BA in Economics from University of Virginia and an MA in Tourism Economics & Communication from Università della Svizzera italiana. Ktimene is a former Chicago resident who now calls Florida home.