About the author

Michael Strauss is the CEO of Miami-based PASS Consulting Corporation (pass-consulting.com). He has been the driver behind PASS's incredible success and continued growth in the travel and telecommunications industries. He is also Head of the Business Unit Travel worldwide for the $150 million PASS Consulting Group, a global consulting organization with more than 625 employees.

Michael started his professional career in 1993 at Siemens Mobile Germany as a developer for cordless phone systems. He soon was in charge for product development and strategic relationships with leading customers. Later he was responsible for both strategic market and trend analysis for Siemens' cell phone network division and worked closely with the Siemens executive leadership team.

In 2000, Michael Strauss joined PASS Germany, where he developed and managed the telecommunications division. In 2004 he was named CEO of PASS North America and at the same time Head of the Business Unit Travel. Since then Michael has been instrumental in scaling PASS's technology solutions while maintaining a culture of innovation within the company.

Michael holds a Masters degree in Engineering and Information Technology from the Technical University of Munich.