Dave Santucci, MBA

Dave Santucci, MBA, is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Mission2Market, a consultancy specializing in destination and attraction services with operations in Denver, Colorado, and Atlanta, GA.

With over 15 years of experience, Dave has been instrumental in providing strategic marketing and management services to the tourism industry, notably contributing to the success of high-profile ventures.

During his career, Dave served as the VP Marketing for the world's largest Aquarium, overseeing remarkable projects such as the documentation of flying whale sharks worldwide.

Dave Santucci is also an Emmy award-winning Producer, having covered travel, science, technology, and space exploration for CNN. His assignments included reporting on space shuttle launches, zero-gravity flights, and Mars landings.

Dave holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Marketing/Marketing Management from the University of Colorado Denver. Additionally, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political and Environmental Science at Emory University.

His past roles include Chief Marketing Officer at Chattanooga Tourism Co., Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Georgia Aquarium, and CNN Space Producer at CNN.