Yeswanth
Chief Executive Officer
Global experience in P&L management, Business Operations, Strategy, Program Management and Consulting with deep understanding across diverse fields like big scale consumer products, E-commerce, consumer product building, marketing & commercials.
Niraj
Chief of Staff
Niraj is a strategic all-rounder, a chartered accountant and a travel enthusiast. He brings broad commercial and operational experience from his career having worked with PwC, NAB, Origin Energy and Lion Dairy & Drinks.
Ash
Head of Engineering
Ash is an experienced software developer. Prior to joining Rome2rio he worked at Monash University on vehicle simulation and psychological testing applications.
Bo
Head of Product
Bo is a product leader who is passionate about collaborating with cross functional teams to build world class digital products for millions of users around the world. Prior to joining Rome2Rio he led product teams at Canva and SEEK and is passionate about coaching and mentoring product talent and building product & design best practices. In his spare time Bo enjoys playing tennis and going to the park with his dog and baby boy.
Julien
Head of Commercial
Julien is passionate about people, publishing, travel, and tech. Most recent career experience comes from companies such as TripAdvisor, and BBC. At Rome2rio he is focused on building business through driving relatable products within the travel environment.
Liz
Head of Content
Liz brings 15 years global experience delivering digital content and product solutions for major brands around the world including seven years with Lonely Planet. Her passion for all things travel continues with Rome2rio.
Marco
Head of Growth
Marco has a PhD in Computer Science from The University of Melbourne, where he researched natural language processing. He works on data science and analytics problems and is a keen traveler and cyclist.
Sally
People Operations Lead
Sally brings experience across international government, corporate, creative agency, tech and start-up environments. Priorities include building engaged and high performing teams, creating progressive processes to suit changing business needs and bringing people together to celebrate all the meaningful moments.
Aidan
Software Development Engineer
Aidan has been a full-stack developer for the past 5 years, working in software and hardware integration, and loves the opportunity to solve a good problem.
In his time off he likes to hike, tinker, and build things.
Alan
Customer Experience Manager
Alan studied Sociology and Communications at VU and Göteborg University. He brings over 5 years experience working within sales and operations to the Customer Experience team. He has a deep fascination for Cosmology and spends his downtime playing guitar.
Alisa
Associate Product Manager
Alisa has experience in digital marketing in advertising agencies and ad tech startups. Prior to relocating to Australia, she was based in Ukraine, Singapore and Vietnam. When not in the office, she enjoys doing aerial acrobatics and reading science fiction.
Andrés
Front End Engineer
Andrés is a Front End Engineer from Colombia. He has experience working with companies from America. He is planning to continue his studies in Melbourne by pursuing a Master of Business Information Systems. In his free time, he likes to travel overland and experience new restaurants of all kinds. He loves Brazil, and lived there in 2017.
Andrew
Product Designer
Andrew studied graphic design at RMIT University before moving into the UX/UI world with General Assembly. Passionate about digital and physical accessibility he strives to bring any user experience to a wider audience. An avid photographer and business card connoisseur (a collection of thousands), he is always on the lookout for awesome new design inspiration.
Angelo
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Angelo is an avid aviation geek who brings over 10 years of global experience in the SRE space, both leading and contributing to a number of transformational projects. He is particularly enthusiastic about mentoring other engineers and advocating for cloud best-practices.
In his spare time he enjoys road trips, nature trails and classic movies.
Angus
Software Development Engineer
Angus studied Computer Science at Swinburne University. Before Rome2rio he worked in Android security research and built Android apps for many start-ups. Now he is working on the Rome2rio Android app
Azlan
SEO Manager
Azlan brings over 12 years of experience in search engine optimisation (SEO). Over the years, he has managed a number of SEO projects for blue-chip companies in Australia such as Spirit of Tasmania, GSK, Maurice Blackburn, and most recently Webjet. Azlan is a big MotoGP fan and likes fiddling around with his cars in his spare time.
Ben
Front End Software Engineer
Ben is a Front End Engineer with a passion for positive impact using software. He enjoys hiking, music and cycling in his spare time and in new places around the world as much as possible!
Bianca
Finance Manager
Bianca is a chartered accountant with 11 years experience in financial accounting, analysis & reporting and strategic finance. She joins Rome2rio after having most recently worked at Thomas Cook in the UK.
Caio
Engineering Manager
Caio brings over 10 years of experience crafting software, building teams, applying best practices and nurturing engineering culture. Originally from Brazil, has lived in the UK and now is based in Melbourne, Australia. In his free time, he likes to learn about human psychology, personal development and how to play the piano.
Cameron
Software Development Engineer
Cameron is a software engineer with a background in robotics. He is currently studying a masters in artificial intelligence and hopes to one day understand the physical basis of consciousness.
Charles
Accountant
Charles studied Business Accounting at Monash University. He has since gained experience working within technology, digital services and retail industry, a combined 8 years of experience in management accounting and analysis & reporting. Outside of work, Charles is passionate about food and enjoys cooking up a storm in the kitchen or baking more desserts than he can eat.
Charlotte
Senior Software Development Engineer
Charlotte studied Computer Science (Hons) at Melbourne University. She spent ten years living in the UK, including working on dynamic advertising and data matching at Amazon.
Chris
Data Scientist Software Engineer
Chris has a PhD in computer science and has worked in academia focusing on modelling, parallel computation and optimisation in the fields of renewable energies, epidemiology and autonomous systems. Outside of work he enjoys travelling, concerts, capoeira, tumbling and parkour.
Chris
Software Development Engineer
Chris is a software engineer who specialises in .NET development. In his previous role, his latest project involved integrating products with various payment gateways. He joins the Conversion pod at Rome2rio as a backend developer. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, training and teaching Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and listening to and playing music.
David
Senior Engineering Manager
David studied Software Engineering and Science at The University of Melbourne. He has worked developing tools and services for communicating climate change projections and water availability forecasts with the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology and loves getting in and making new things go.
David
Software Development Engineer
David holds a Masters of Engineering (Software) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne. He previously enjoyed tutoring Artificial Intelligence and other subjects at the university and its colleges. He now works in Rome2rio's data science team. He loves to read about current affairs in a variety of fields and accepts chocolate as a form of currency.
Glen
IT Operations Manager
From a Network Engineering background, Glen has strong experience in workplace/office design and IT Operations. He has been on the forefront of the new flexible/hybrid work evolution tackling the big issues head on.
Imraan
Product Manager
Imraan has had a wide array of experience across product, marketing, and strategy. He is passionate about using technology to solve consumer problems. His previous stint involved building a fintech startup and also leverages experience working for larger companies like SEEK, Freshworks and City Of Melbourne.
Jason
Engineering Manager
Jason studied Games Programming and Computer Science (Hon) at RMIT. He has worked in a range of areas from web development to data migration in companies big and small. He works in the back-end team.
Jena
Assistant Accountant
Jena is a chartered accountant with a broad range of experience and skills. During her career, she has had a few changes - starting in an accounting firm, then moving into financial accounting and even a short time running her own family cafe business. Jena's loves spending time with family, and taking on new challenges.
Jesse
Site Reliability Engineer
Jesse is a an avid learner with diverse experiences in Machine Learning, Cyber Security and IoT development. He has a Bachelors in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Western Australia. Outside of work, Jesse enjoys sport, books and (excessive) gaming.
Joe
Senior Sales Manager UK
Joe brings 15 years experience in digital media, having worked in the European travel space for many years he will be supporting our advertising partnerships throughout Europe. His passion for travel continues at Rome2rio.
John
Front End Software Engineer
John studied Information Technology and Arts at Monash University, majoring in Software Development and History. He previously worked as a developer in the shipping and logistics industry and has a passion for front-end development and UX design. In his free time John enjoys bouldering, catching a movie at his local cinema, and endlessly stressing about his fantasy basketball team.
Josiah
Senior Data Scientist Software Engineer
Josiah graduated from a PhD in machine learning and robotics at the University of Newcastle, Australia. After taking a year off to see South America and Europe, he joined Rome2rio's data science team.
Juanru
Data Analyst
Juanru holds a Master of IT (Computing) degree from the University of Melbourne. She is passionate about supporting data-driven decision-making by providing actionable insights through data analysis. Outside of work, her most recent field of interest is bubble tea and latte art.
Kaitlin
Data Content Manager
Kaitlin is passionate about all things travel. With experience in domestic and global travel businesses, she brings with her a wealth of knowledge, particularly in the area of land transportation.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time in nature and tending to her plant babies.
Lachlan
Technical Lead
Lachlan has been developing software for over 20 years and loves making things go faster. He runs workshops for other developers and is a frequent speaker at conferences and meetups. He is an avid guitarist, tetris player, Korean language learner and old-school Doom player.
Lloyd
Senior Front End Developer
Lloyd is a Front End Engineer who brings experience from working at Culture Amp in their design system team and various agencies. He has a keen eye for design, UX and product thinking. With a background in photography and publishing, he loves collecting printed matter and the outdoors.
Marc
Software Development Engineer
Marc is a front-end developer from New Zealand. He has ten years experience in various web industries with a focus on UI. When he's not programming beautiful interfaces he enjoys playing basketball, and exploring new places.
Maria
Data Analyst
Maria's passion for travel led her to studying Geography and Urban Planning at university.
In her free time she likes to make chocolates and plan future holidays.
Mark
Senior Product Manager
Mark is a product manager and software developer who has worked in mobile, web and financial technologies. He previously had a travel industry hotel focused startup and now works on the Rome2rio mobile apps. He also eats more burgers than any one man should.
Matthew
Software Development Engineer
Matt studied Software Engineering at the University of Melbourne, and continued on to work with software ever since. In his spare time he enjoys volleyball, bouldering, and guitar.
Melissa
Customer Experience Specialist
From studying medical science and working in transplantation, Melissa made an early career jump into customer service. She has worked across multiple industries including hospitality, tourism and fintech. Outside of work, she enjoys fire twirling, crafting and finding the best donuts she possibly can.
Michael
Data Scientist Software Engineer
Michael completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne in computational fluid dynamics. When not researching about the next restaurant to dine in, Michael enjoys playing video games and visiting his local arcade to play rhythm games.
Miles
Ad Operations Manager
Miles has over 15x years experience in the advertising industry. Working in the surf and snow industries before moving into the media sector with ARN and The New Daily. Strong knowledge of Programmatic ad stacks and multi ad formats from print through to audio, native, video and display advertising.
Monisha
Data Operations Project Manager
Monisha comes from a Technology Consulting background with deep capabilities in data and analysis across multiple industries. She enjoys working in cross-functional teams and extracting valuable insights and analysis from data. When not playing around with data at work, she enjoys travelling and spending time with her cat.
Nadia
Senior Product Manager
Nadia is a passionate Product Manager that loves working with teams to build technology that people love to use. She draws on experience from a variety of roles spanning across different industries and companies including Talent2, PageUp, Aconex and SEEK and continues to be drawn towards companies founded in Melbourne.
Praveen
Senior Software Development Engineer
Praveen is an experienced full-stack developer, primarily focused on .NET technologies. He strives to produce extensible and elegant solutions through the sound application of software engineering principles. He's worked across a number of industries including education, health and fintech. Outside of work, Praveen enjoys spending time with this family, travelling, fitness, cooking, and building Lego sets.
Richard
Senior Data Scientist Software Engineer
With a PhD in computational semantics, Richard is excited about modelling complex problems in just the right way get the information he needs. He is also a fan of puzzles, from cryptic crosswords to bouldering walls.
Rob
Senior Data Content Manager
Robert has over 10 years of global travel industry experience, having worked in Australia, the UK and Canada for Intrepid Travel. He brings a wealth of product and destination knowledge to the content team at Rome2rio.
Rose
People Operations Advisor
Rose is a people generalist who loves creating positive employee experiences and building strong workplace cultures. Rose enjoys exploring new places, learning about new cultures and when she can, spending quality family time in NZ.
Russell
Software Development Engineer
Russell studied Computer Science at the University of New England and completed a graduate developer program at Expedient Software, a company involved in the freighting and logistics industry. In his spare time you'll find him out and about around Victoria in his campervan, at a festival or local gig, or simply enjoying a nice home-cooked meal.
Sally
Talent Acquisition Manager
Driven by her passion for matching people and organisations, Sally has worked in Talent Acquisition for over 8 years and has worked across many industries. She now works in her sweet spot in a scale-up tech company, continuously refining the art of recruitment, leading TA strategies and contributing to broader HR projects. Aside from work, Sally enjoys tennis and has a wide range of hobbies including gaming, knitting and expanding her collection of succulents.
Samaa
Software Development Engineer
Samaa has a Masters in Law but has never worked in the field. She worked in various roles across the tech industry from customer support to project management as well as a long stint as a UX Researcher. She recently went through a career change and is now working as a software developer.
Samaa speaks four languages and is also fluent in sarcasm. In her free time she likes to travel, watch stand up comedy, and pat all the dogs.
Sameera
Data Scientist Software Engineer
Sameera has a PhD in Computer Science from the Swinburne University of Technology. Her research focussed on educational data mining and learning analytics. Prior to that, she worked as a software engineer in middleware development. She enjoys reading fiction and exploring new places.
Sang
Front End Engineer
Sang is a front-end engineer with a strong passion for building tech products, focusing on delivering great user experiences.
Sang brings his interest in culture, travel, and geodata to the team. He also loves air travel and some aviation things.
Satyaki
Senior Accountant
Satyaki studied at the Royal Military College, Duntroon and the University of Tasmania before heading into professional services in financial audit.
His dream when he isn't working with excel spreadsheets, is to travel overland from the southern tip of Africa to its Mediterranean coast, as much of it as possible by train.
Simon
Engineering Manager
Simon comes from a background of interactive development, now he focuses on UI. While away from the office, he loves his photography and travelling the world.
Stuart
Senior Partnerships Manager
Stuart brings 15 years of global commercial experience in the travel-tech industry, joining Rome2rio after his most recent roles with Momondo and Kayak in Europe. He leads our worldwide strategic partnerships.
Tamara
Content Designer
Tamara is dedicated to helping users and solving problems. She does so by designing content that's useful and easy to understand. With a range of experience across industries, she has broad digital literacy and user empathy. As a former travel editor, and globe wanderer, Tamara also brings an understanding of the trials, tribulations (and joys) of trip planning.
Tim
Senior Front End Developer
After studying Civil Engineering (UNSW) with the Australian Army, Tim was drawn into software development. More than ten years later he has another degree, Computational Linguistics (Universität Tübingen), and has lived in the USA, Germany and Aus working on a range of linguistic and management software applications. He loves travel, the friends he made along the way, and birding.
Tom
Senior Software Development Engineer
Tom studied Software Engineering at the University of Melbourne, and has worked developing online booking and hospitality software. He loves getting lost backpacking around the world, ideally with a lot of coffee along the way.
Tomás
Software Development Engineer
Tomás is a backend engineer hailing from Ireland. He has worked across many sectors from CRM to Online Sports Betting but is now excited to be working in the Travel space. Studying Computer Science in University College Dublin he found his calling to be a Software Engineer. In his free time he loves to play hurling and also likes to go for out nature walks. He claims his internal compass is always correct.
Will
Front End Software Engineer
Will studied Robotics and Mechatronics at Swinburne University. He has worked as a full stack developer for Kogan working on everything from systems infrastructure to UI/UX flows.
Will is also an avid Filmmaker and passionate Landscape Photographer who loves scouring the great outdoors for beautiful landscapes and light to photograph.
Will
Software Engineer
Will studied Computer Science at Swinburne University and has since worked on a number of exciting web applications.
In his spare time, Will loves watching old movies and playing Hockey with his friends.
Yolli
Senior Data Content Manager
Yolli has over 8 years of domestic and global travel industry experience, having worked for Flight Centre and Intrepid Travel. She brings experience in product, operations and digital project management and is thrilled to be continuing her travel industry career with Rome2rio. In her spare time Yolli is also an artist. Her work is bold and often playful, inspired by everything from nature, geometry and the places she travels to fascinating faces and bright colours.
