Brian M. Hand is a partner in the law firm of Nordlicht & Hand and has represented Fareportal as corporate counsel since its inception. Mr. Hand has over 20 years experience representing public and private companies, both domestic and international, in a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, travel, publishing and consumer services. His areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, secured finance, corporate governance, technology licensing, research and development collaborations, executive employment issues and other corporate and commercial matters. Mr. Hand is a member of the State Bar of New York and the Business, International and Science and Technology Law sections of the American Bar Association. Mr. Hand has a J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the Urban Law Review, and a B.A. in Political Science from Queens College of the City University of New York.

Steven Cooperberg is a tax partner with a regional Certified Public Accounting firm. Mr. Cooperberg has over 20 years experience in public accounting providing tax planning and tax advisory services to a diverse clientele including clients in the travel and travel related spectrum. His areas of practice includes domestic and international tax planning, multi-state tax advisory service, working with closely-held multi-generational businesses and their corresponding principles, as well as representing clients involving federal and state tax controversies. Mr. Cooperberg has extensive experience with start-up entities as well as with established, mature companies. Prior to his work in public accounting, Mr. Cooperberg was a large case field agent with the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Cooperberg is a Certified Public Accountant in NYS and received a BS Degree in Accounting and a Master’s Degree in Taxation from Pace University.

Michael Stacy is CEO of ID90 Travel, whose web-based SaaS platform fully automates airline employee space-available travel for carriers across the globe. In addition to automating the shopping and booking process for space-available travel, ID90 Travel is the first company in the space to provide airline employees the ability to easily purchase discounted hotels, rental cars, and cruises online or via their industry-leading mobile application. During his tenure at ID90 Travel, Michael has raised venture capital financing and brought the company to first-time profitability.

Michael has been a leader in online technology since the late 90s, when he was hired in a marketing role in the very early stages of the development of Travelocity.com. He rose to become SVP of Marketing while helping the company go public and through its purchase by Sabre Holdings. He also served as president of Cheaptickets.com, where he led the company to first-time profitability and helped parent company Cendant complete the acquisition of Orbitz.com and the consolidation of cheaptickets.com into the Orbitz family of brands. Prior to that, he was SVP of marketing at Clear Channel Entertainment (now called Live Nation). Before joining ID90, Michael served as CEO of Groople.com, an online startup company devoted to group travel.

Michael serves on the board of the non-profit African Food and Peace Foundation, which is a trailblazing philanthropic community investing in groundbreaking education for women and girls in Uganda.

Scott Gutz is the Chief Executive Officer for Monster. In this role, Scott oversees the company’s ongoing commitment to transform the recruitment industry and bring humanity back to the job market. Scott leads a global team of more than 2,000 employees across 20 countries.

Scott joined the company in July 2018 to help grow the business of Monster and improve outcomes for both employers and candidates. Previously, he was CEO for Amadeus North America, Inc., the leading provider of technology solutions to the travel and tourism industry. Similar to Monster, which strives to connect people and jobs, Amadeus is a two-sided marketplace that aims to connect travelers and travel providers. He’s brought significant expertise and experience with technology, ecommerce and digital transformation to his role at Monster.

Prior to joining Amadeus, Scott was a vice president at Oracle Corporation, where he guided corporate financial planning, SEC reporting, and mergers and acquisitions’ due diligence and integration. He also worked as a senior manager for Arthur Andersen LLP in the audit and consulting divisions.

Scott completed his MBA at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership. He also holds a Bachelor of Science from Babson College.

Originally from Massachusetts, Scott lives in Wellesley with his wife and three sons. He enjoys spending time outside the office with his family; cheering on his sons at their sporting events and all of the Boston sports teams; running, hiking and biking; catching up on fan-favorites like Game of Thrones; collecting action figures with his youngest son; and vacationing in Cape Cod.