Terry Jones

terry Terry Jones is the chairman of the board of Kayak.com. In this role, he helps define the company's plan for growth. Terry brings more than thirty years of travel, e-commerce, and business development expertise to Kayak.com.

Terry founded Travelocity.com and led the company as president and chief executive officer until May 2002.

Previously, Terry served as CIO at Sabre Inc. In his 24 years at Sabre, Terry held various executive positions including President of Computer Services, VP of Applications Development and VP of Product Development.

Prior to Sabre, Terry joined American Airlines in 1978 as Director of Product Development when American Airlines acquired Agency Data Systems, a Florida-based mini-computer accounting systems company. He became president of the division when it moved to Dallas/Fort Worth.

A graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio, Terry entered the travel industry in 1971 as a travel agent with Vega Travel in Chicago. He later served five years as a VP of Travel Advisors, a company specializing in business travel to Eastern Europe and the USSR, with offices in Chicago and Moscow.

Terry currently serves on the Board of Directors of Earthlink, Inc., La Quinta Corporation, Kayak.com, and is a special venture partner with General Catalyst Partners.



Kayak searches travel sites and online agencies for cheap flights, cheap hotels and car rental. We help you shop and compare. Then you buy where you want to buy.