Drew Pinto has spent 17 years in leadership roles at Marriott International, with a focus on developing innovative strategies, transforming organizations, delivering results, and building meaningful relationships with customers and partners. Pinto currently serves as the Global Officer of Distribution, Revenue Strategy, Engagement Centers, and Global Sales at Marriott, leading a team of 6,000 associates who are dedicated to delivering commercial results by maximizing profitability and enabling customer success. He oversees Marriott's distribution channels, including travel agencies and digital travel players, and is responsible for Marriott's strategic moves in the channel space, including deals with Expedia, Alibaba, Google, and others, as well as strategies to increase direct bookings. Additionally, Pinto leads Marriott's Customer Engagement Centers, whose associates serve customers globally in 12 different countries and 18 languages. Pinto has a strong educational background, studying B.A. in History at Yale University and an MBA in Marketing and Finance at the University of Michigan. He is active in the industry and serves on advisory boards for the American Hotel & Lodging Association and several new ventures.