Dakota Smith

Dakota Smith is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive, currently serving as President and Co-Founder of Hopper since March 2013, where responsibilities include product development, daily operations, and sales and marketing, leading to nearly $6 billion in annual travel sales. In addition, Dakota serves as a Board Member for Deep Sky, focusing on advancing large-scale carbon capture technology to address climate change. Previously, Dakota founded Traveler's Digest at the age of 18, successfully growing the audience to one million monthly unique visitors and securing partnerships with major hospitality brands in Asia before transitioning from the company in December 2012.