Hugh Crean
Chief Executive Officer at Ifs Enterprises LLC
Profile
Hugh Crean was the founder of Wiffledan, Inc. (founded in 2012) and Farecast, Inc. (founded in 2004), where he also served as President & Chief Executive Officer until 2011.
Currently, he is the Chief Executive Officer at IFS Enterprises LLC (since 2024), and a Director at Room 77, Inc. and Luxury Retreats International, Inc. (since 2012).
He previously held positions as a Director at Decide, Inc., General Manager at Microsoft Corp., Principal at ACNielsen Corp.
and The Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Vice President-Strategic Analysis at Citigroup, Inc., Vice President-Product & Corporate Development at Booking Holdings, Inc., Entrepreneur-in-Residence at General Catalyst LLC, Vice President-Business Development at World Travel Holdings, Inc., Principal at Viacom, Inc. and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette International, and Senior Vice President-Business Development at National Leisure Group, Inc. Mr. Crean received his undergraduate degree from Boston College.
Hugh Crean active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Room 77, Inc.
Room 77, Inc. Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Room 77, Inc. provides online information related to travelling and hotels. The firm develops a hotel meta search engine that scours the web to help travelers find the most rates and the better prices on hotels. It allows travelers to compare pricing across various online travel agencies, shop across various room types, and book hotels worldwide. The company was founded by Bradley Thomas Gerstner in February 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2011-03-10 |
Luxury Retreats International, Inc.
Luxury Retreats International, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Luxury Retreats International, Inc. provides villa rental services. It offers guests complimentary concierge services, worldwide guest support, as well as villa specialists who help travelers find their villa all without charging any membership fees. The company was founded by Jazz Poulin and Joe Poulin in 1999 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2011-12-31 |
Ifs Enterprises LLC
Ifs Enterprises LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IFS Enterprises LLC provides advanced field operations software to streamline business operations. The company is based in North Billerica, MA. The company's software offers a centralized scheduling and communication hub for teams to reduce administrative burden and keep jobs moving. The software optimizes process workflows from scheduling, quoting, and invoicing to job management, providing more visibility, efficiency, and profitability. Operix, the industry leader in field operation software, is a field service platform designed to help commercial contractors improve operations, productivity, and overall company profitability. The company was founded in 2007 by Adam Spera and Jay Annarelli, with Jay Annarelli serving as the CEO since then. | Chief Executive Officer | 2024-02-19 |
Former positions of Hugh Crean
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DUN & BRADSTREET CORP | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Wiffledan, Inc.
Wiffledan, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Wiffledan, Inc. designs and develops application software. Its Vhoto technology enables users to import video from their device library or use the Vhoto camera to capture new shots. The firm Vhoto application evaluates video frames on various dimensions, including blur, contrast, faces, smiles, novelty, and user intent; and extracts the best moments as still photos. The company was founded by Hugh Crean and Noah Heller in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, WA. | Founder | - |
General Catalyst LLC
General Catalyst LLC Investment ManagersFinance General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | - |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette International | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Hugh Crean
Boston College | Undergraduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 3 |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
CITIGROUP INC. | Finance |
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. | Consumer Services |
Private companies | 13 |
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ACNielsen Corp.
ACNielsen Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ACNielsen Corp. provides market research, information and analysis services. The company was founded by Arthur C. Nielsen in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. engages in the provision integrating data and insights services. It offers product to finance, sales and marketing, master data, supplier management, and compliance. The company was founded on July 20, 1841 and is headquartered in Short Hills, NJ. | Technology Services |
Farecast, Inc.
Farecast, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Farecast, Inc. operates an airfare prediction website. It provides information in the areas of flight and airfare, hotel and hotel rates as well as offers trip planning tools. It also provides airfare prediction services. The company was founded by Oren Etzioni and Hugh Crean in 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA | Technology Services |
Room 77, Inc.
Room 77, Inc. Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Room 77, Inc. provides online information related to travelling and hotels. The firm develops a hotel meta search engine that scours the web to help travelers find the most rates and the better prices on hotels. It allows travelers to compare pricing across various online travel agencies, shop across various room types, and book hotels worldwide. The company was founded by Bradley Thomas Gerstner in February 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Consumer Services |
General Catalyst LLC
General Catalyst LLC Investment ManagersFinance General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
World Travel Holdings, Inc.
World Travel Holdings, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services World Travel Holdings, Inc. provides travelling services. Its brands include CruisesOnly, cruises.com, CheapCruises.com, LuxuryCruise.com and VacationOutlet. The company was founded by Bradley J. Tolkin and Jeffrey Tolkin in 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA. | Consumer Services |
Viacom, Inc.
Viacom, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Viacom, Inc. is a global entertainment content company, which connects with audiences through compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, applications, games, brands for consumer products, social media and other entertainment content. It operates business through Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment segments. The Media Networks segment provides entertainment content, services, and related branded products for consumers in targeted demographics attractive to advertisers, content distributors, and retailers. The Media Networks segment delivers advertising and marketing services under advanced marketing solutions portfolio. The company was founded by Sumner M. Redstone on May 3, 1971 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette International | Finance |
Luxury Retreats International, Inc.
Luxury Retreats International, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Luxury Retreats International, Inc. provides villa rental services. It offers guests complimentary concierge services, worldwide guest support, as well as villa specialists who help travelers find their villa all without charging any membership fees. The company was founded by Jazz Poulin and Joe Poulin in 1999 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Finance |
National Leisure Group, Inc.
National Leisure Group, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services National Leisure Group, Inc., also known as World Travel Holdings, is a private company that specializes in selling dream vacations to millions of customers. The company is based in Woburn, MA. The company is one of the largest distributors of cruises in the United States. It was founded by Joel E. Cutler and David P. Fialkow. | Consumer Services |
Decide, Inc.
Decide, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Decide, Inc. is a pre launch service dedicated to bringing unprecedented transparency to consumer electronics shopping. The company was founded in 2010 by Oren Etzioni and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Commercial Services |
Wiffledan, Inc.
Wiffledan, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Wiffledan, Inc. designs and develops application software. Its Vhoto technology enables users to import video from their device library or use the Vhoto camera to capture new shots. The firm Vhoto application evaluates video frames on various dimensions, including blur, contrast, faces, smiles, novelty, and user intent; and extracts the best moments as still photos. The company was founded by Hugh Crean and Noah Heller in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, WA. | Distribution Services |
Ifs Enterprises LLC
Ifs Enterprises LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IFS Enterprises LLC provides advanced field operations software to streamline business operations. The company is based in North Billerica, MA. The company's software offers a centralized scheduling and communication hub for teams to reduce administrative burden and keep jobs moving. The software optimizes process workflows from scheduling, quoting, and invoicing to job management, providing more visibility, efficiency, and profitability. Operix, the industry leader in field operation software, is a field service platform designed to help commercial contractors improve operations, productivity, and overall company profitability. The company was founded in 2007 by Adam Spera and Jay Annarelli, with Jay Annarelli serving as the CEO since then. | Technology Services |
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