Our Mission
Freebird's founding principle is simple: GETTING THERE MATTERS. Whatever the reason for travel, it's critical travelers reach their destination. Unfortunately, flight disruptions can wreak havoc on travel plans. That’s where Freebird comes in. Freebird empowers travelers, travel managers, and agencies with the tools and information to stay in-the-know, take control, and act quickly when the unexpected happens.
Our Company
Freebird, located just outside of Boston, MA, is walking distance from some of the world’s best academic institutions and many of the world’s most innovative travel tech companies. The proximity is no coincidence. Freebird’s proprietary data and risk models combine cutting-edge data science and technology to provide travelers, travel managers, and agencies with superior real-time information and tools to take control and make better travel decisions.
The Founders
Ethan Bernstein
CEO & Co-founder
Sam Zimmerman
CTO & Co-founder
The Team
Lauren Anderson
CX Shift Lead
Hani Azzam
Head of Customer Experience
Rachel Baldwin
Customer Experience Associate
Kate Byrne
Technical Project Manager
Colin Carroll
Data Scientist
Mike Daly
SVP of Sales
Gretchen Freihofer
Director of Client Operations
Duncan Gelder
Office Manager
Danielle Gosdin
Client Success Associate
Atticus Grinder
Business Intelligence Analyst
Robert Hoaglund
Customer Experience Associate
Michael Hoy
Software Engineer
John Jannetty
Director of Design
Kyle Johnson
VP of Finance & Analytics
Dan Kaufman
VP of Engineering
Paul Kernfeld
Principal Data Engineer
Max Livingston
Senior Data Scientist
Travis Kirk Lowry
VP of Client Services
Kevin Mannix
Software Engineer
Nghia Nguyen
Jr Designer
Fred Owsley
Security Manager
Camen Piho
Jr Data Scientist
John Russell
Jr Software Engineer
Courtney Salter
Director of People Operations
Brian Sorota
Customer Experience Associate
Craig Stanton
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Brittany Villiard
Customer Experience Associate
Noam Waksman
Client Operations Associate
Fallon Williams
CX PM Shift Lead
Investors
Since its founding in 2015, Freebird has raised a total of $8.5M led by investors General Catalyst and Accomplice, with participation from strategic angels and investors.
General Catalyst
Accomplice
Advisors
Ellen Keszler
CEO, Clear Sky Associates
Kurt Ekert
CEO, Carlson Wagonlit
Mitch Gross
MD, 12 Squared Growth
Scott Hintz
Co-founder, Tripit
