Olle A. Olsson, Founder & President
Olle is the visionary behind Explorica. He has a quarter-century experience in educational student travel, having worked as everything from a program consultant to the president of EF Educational Tours, an industry leader. He founded Explorica to combine the best of traditional student travel with top new technology to improve every aspect of your travel encounter-from researching, planning, and booking to actually taking the trip. Olle brings both his extensive background and his creative foresight to Explorica, helping ensure an unparalleled travel experience for you. A 15-year resident of the U.S. and a native of Sweden, Olle has also lived in England, France, and Switzerland. He's fluent in German, Swedish, English, French, and HTML (well, sort of).

Susan Young, Chief Financial Officer
As the Chief Financial Officer for Explorica Inc. and the newest member of the executive team, Susan holds management responsibilities for the company’s finances, overall accounting, financial reporting, price evaluation and treasury operations. Susan’s credentials include a long and successful professional career in multiple industries such as Kodak, Xerox, EDS, and Stryker. Susan brings to the company extensive global experience which includes a three year expat assignment in Europe living in both London and Geneva as well as managing operations in a China local. Susan’s strong management and leadership skills will ensure that the company is positioned for growth and obtaining the strategic objectives. Susan has an M.B.A. from Syracuse University and a B.S. Finance from Clarkson University. Susan has a passion for travel and has visited all 7 continents (yes, including Antarctica!)

Dan Kellerd, Executive Vice President
For over 20 years, Dan has covered every aspect of student travel for major North American and European student travel companies. From resort management to tour directing throughout Europe, from negotiating the best hotel deals to designing the smoothest tour itineraries, Dan has provided educational opportunities for over a million North American and European students and teachers. His background in this field is second to none. Dan is using his extensive industry knowledge coupled with the latest technology to ensure that Explorica travelers get the best value and experience.

Mark Cestari, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales
As EVP of Marketing & Sales, Mark is responsible for Explorica's worldwide marketing, advertising, brand management, customer care and US Sales. Mark's career spans over 25 years in leadership positions in marketing communications, airline management and the travel and tourism industry. A 1980 graduate of Boston College, Mark was part of the start-up team and VP Marketing at regional airline Shuttle America/ US Airways Express. Prior to joining Explorica in 2005, Mark was VP of Marketing at Smarter Travel, Inc. an online travel publisher. In 2008, he was selected to join the Board of Directors of the Boston In-House Advertising Agency Foundation.

Stephane Cosse, VP of Air Operations
Stephane has over ten years of international experience in both the Consulting and Airline Operations fields. Prior to joining Explorica in 2002, he worked for Accenture Ltd. in Paris and Chicago, conducting process re-engineering and change management consulting services for airline clients. Stephane has a Masters in Strategy and Management from Paris-X University / H.E.C. Business School, France and attended a Masters in Business Administration-Exchange Program at Texas Tech University. At Explorica, he negotiates air contracts, develops close working relationships with major air carriers, and supervises the management of air operations for Explorica travelers. Delivering quality flight itineraries on-time and under budget is Stephane's ultimate goal.

Matt Wertz, Vice President of Technology
Since joining Explorica as an IT consultant six years ago and signing on as lead IT architect not long after, Matt has quickly become an integral part of Explorica's management team. In fact, as Vice President of Technology, Matt is responsible for all technology initiatives-from developing applications to support internal & external users to overseeing Explorica's telecommunications system. His missions are to provide customers with a seamless travel experience throughout their contact with Explorica, and to simplify and automate processes in order to lower costs and improve usability. Before partnering with Explorica, Matt worked as an e-commerce consultant and graduated Summa Cum Laude with B.S. Electrical engineering from Boston University.