Diego Saez-Gil

Founder, WeHostels

Diego Saez-Gil is a technology entrepreneur originally from Argentina. He co-founded WeHostels, a mobile technology travel company for the youth market that was acquired by StudentUniverse where he is currently a vice president. Mr. Saez-Gil is also an advisor and consultant to several technology companies, startups, and non-profit organizations. His company was awarded "100 Brilliant Companies of the Year" by Entrepreneur Magazine and "Most Innovative Travel Startup of the Year" by PhocusWright. Mr. Saez-Gil and his company have been featured in The New York Times, BBC News, NBC, and Forbes. He has been invited to several international conferences to speak on topics of entrepreneurship and innovation, including the Milken Institute Global Conference, Columbia Business School LABA Conference, MIT Entrepreneurship Club, Wharton Business School, SXSW Interactive, and PhocusWright Travel Innovation Summit. Mr. Saez-Gil earned a business degree from the National University of Tucuman, a technical degree in Electronics and Mechanics from Technical School I, a Master's degree in Project Management from Barcelona's La Salle Business School, and he also completed an Executive Program on Leadership at Stanford GSB.