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Zach WhiteunlockedRiccardo: together at New York University (2013–2014)
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Riccardo: together at Acai Travel
About
Riccardo Vittoria is the co-founder and CEO of Acai Travel, an AI company focused on travel call center operations. He previously founded 30SecondsToFly, which was acquired by American Express Global Business Travel in 2020, after which he led AI innovation at the company. A Fulbright scholar trained in mechanical engineering, he holds degrees from NYU and La Sapienza and has conducted research in machine learning and airline operations at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
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Experience
- Acai TravelCo-founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York & Barcellona
- American Express Global Business TravelHead of Artificial Intelligence2023New York, United States
- American Express Global Business TravelGlobal Director of Chat & AI2020 — 2023New York, United States
- 30SecondsToFly Inc. - acquired by American Express GBTCo-founder & CEO2015 — 2023New York - San Francisco
- MatrimoniFotoRomaFounder2014 — 2015Rome Area, Italy
- University of Rome "La Sapienza"Merit Based Researcher in Machine learning2015Rome Area, Italy
- PeekBiteFounder2013 — 2014New York
- Fulbright AssociationFulbright grantee - New York University2013 — 2014New York
- Bandwagon.ioMarketing Intern2013New York
- LuxotticaR&D Intern2013Agordo / Sedico (BL), Italy
- PictYourPartyManager and Founder2010 — 2013Rome Area, Italy
- INSEANR&D Intern2011 — 2012Rome, Latium, Italy
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship54Machine Learning31Artificial Intelligence25Photography23Business Strategy23Graphic Design9Natural Language Processing10Weka8Mechanical Engineering18Industrial Engineering13Start-ups39ColdFusion10
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MarketingWeb DesignArtificial Neural NetworksMarketing StrategyProject ManagementOptimizationSocial MediaBusiness DevelopmentMatlabPythonjoomlaMySQLLanguages Inglese · Italiano · Thai
- Cognitive behavioral therapist — Udemy
- Meditation teacher — Three Jewels NYC
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- Who is Riccardo Vittoria?
- Riccardo Vittoria is the co-founder and CEO of Acai Travel, an AI company focused on travel call center operations. He previously founded 30SecondsToFly, which was acquired by American Express Global Business Travel in 2020, after which he led AI innovation at the company. A Fulbright scholar trained in mechanical engineering, he holds degrees from NYU and La Sapienza and has conducted research in machine learning and airline operations at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
- Where does Riccardo Vittoria work?
- Riccardo Vittoria is Founder of Acai Travel.
- What companies did Riccardo Vittoria found?
- Riccardo Vittoria founded Acai Travel.
- Where did Riccardo Vittoria go to school?
- Riccardo Vittoria studied at New York University (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Industrial Engineering); Fulbright Grantee; Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) (Study of effect of re-timing on airport operating cost, through optimization).
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