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Azim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Volantio, the global leader in Post-Booking Revenue Management Solutions for capacity constrained industries. With over 25 years of experience across successful early stage companies (Despegar, Volantio), established industry players (Qantas Group), and top-tier Strategy Consulting (BCG), Azim is a seasoned, senior executive with a strong passion for travel, technology, innovation, and strategy.
Prior to founding Volantio, Azim spent over two years as Head of Strategy with Jetstar Airways, in Melbourne Australia. In this role Azim focused heavily on Jetstar’s Pan-Asia strategy. Azim also worked on the initial business plan for Hooroo.com, the first new stand-alone brand in the Qantas Group’s portfolio since the creation of Jetstar.
Between 2007 and 2011 Azim worked with the Boston Consulting Group, primarily serving clients in the Travel and Tourism sector. Topics that Azim covered included online distribution, cost variance analysis, loyalty, customer acquisition, and liquidity/bankruptcy analysis.
Azim also spent three years in Miami, Costa Rica, and Argentina, leading the online marketing efforts for Despegar.com, Latin America’s largest online travel site. He created the region's largest affiliate marketing program, and directed search engine optimization campaigns with Google and Yahoo.
Azim is a graduate of the Lauder program at the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed an MBA, with Honors, in Integrated Strategy and an MA in International Studies, focusing on Latin America and Brazil.
He graduated summa cum laude from Duke University, concentrating in Public Policy and International Relations, where he was twice elected Class President. Azim is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and has significant international experience, having lived and worked in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, and Australia, in addition to the United States. 
