Peter Van Dorn
Vice President of Business Development at Sensible
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President of Business Development
2020 - Current
Sensible is a weather intelligence platform that uses advances in climate data, technology, and analytics to bring greater predictability and confidence to how consumers experience the world around them. Sensible creates embedded financial products that help businesses and their customers mitigate the impact of weather on travel and outdoor experiences.
Sensible Weather is a climate risk technology company that is de-risking weather for travelers and travel partners.
Raised $12,656,000.00 from Industry Ventures, Infinity Ventures, American Express Ventures and EP Golf Ventures.
Principal
2018 - 2020
Work with travel & hospitality startups on go-to-market planning, growth strategy & corporate development Partial list of recent consulting projects: ∙ NexTravel: Sell-side advisor on 2020 acquisition by TravelPerk ∙ LoungeBuddy: Sell-side advisor on 2019 acquisition by American Express ∙ RedBeat Ventures: Partnered with 500 Startups on the 2019 launch of AirAsia's corporate venture capital program ∙ Revinate: Led loyalty product strategy culminating in publication of the 2018 Guide to Hotel Loyalty Current advisory roles include: ONDA, Outsite, SnapTravel, Wenrix, Bacarai, FLYR
Advisor
2017 - 2019
Vice President & General Manager, Travel
2014 - 2017
Responsible for 'Points Travel' P&L including PointsHound + private label redemption channels such as Miles & More Hotels, Flying Blue Hotels, and ANA Global Hotels
Founder & CEO
2012 - 2014
Founded, grew, & sold a venture-backed online travel business to industry leader Points International (NASDAQ: PCOM)
PointsHound is an online travel agency providing individuals with frequent flyer miles and loyalty rewards for hotel bookings.
Raised $425,000.00 from Sunstone Management, Cal Simmons, Erik Blachford, Paul Nelson and Spencer Rascoff.
Vice President Of Business Development
2006 - 2012
Online Marketing Consultant
2004 - 2004
Wize Commerce operates as a digital marketing and online commerce technology.
Senior Marketing Associate
2001 - 2004