Damián Scokin

CEO at Despegar.com

📍 Uruguay

Damián Scokin serves as the CEO of Despegar. com, bringing a wealth of experience from previous CEO roles at Ultrapetrol and as a business unit CEO at LATAM Airlines. A graduate of the University of Buenos Aires and Harvard Business School, he specializes in corporate transformation and public offerings.

He demonstrates a strong commitment to social responsibility, leading Despegars involvement in a national literacy campaign in Argentina. Scokin is also a thought leader, frequently participating in panels and conferences to discuss the future of digital ecosystems and technology in the travel industry.

He joined Despegar in 2016 with the specific mission of taking the company public, which he successfully accomplished with an IPO in 2017.

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Experience

13 Years

Current Role

CEO

Job Level

Leadership

Location

Uruguay

Personality Overview

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Priorities

Topics Damián cares about

AI in Travel

Actively speaks on how AI is transforming the travel experience, highlighting Despegar's AI-powered assistant, SOFIA, at industry conferences like Phocuswright.

Digital Ecosystems

Engages in high-level discussions about building interconnected digital platforms and the opportunities that arise from cross-industry collaboration, as seen at events like iFoodMove.

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Career

Work history

11-2016

CEO

Despegar.com

11-2014 - 11-2016

CEO

Ultrapetrol

2012 - 2014

CEO- International Business Unit

LATAM Airlines

In the press

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Education

8-1993 - 6-1995

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Harvard Business School

1985 - 1992

INGENIERIA

University of Buenos Aires

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Harvard Business School

Social presence

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