The Bodhi Tree Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to mobilizing travelers and the tourism industry to help people in need, protect cultural heritage and conserve our planet's biodiversity.
Founded in 2008 by philanthropy-minded business leaders whose lives have been changed by travel, The Bodhi Tree Foundation identifies and nurtures the most effective grassroots charitable initiatives around the world. Deserving charities are carefully vetted by The Bodhi Tree Foundation's Executive Board, who are travel industry professionals and global humanitarians.
Executive Board
Our Board of Directors is composed of leading travel industry professionals and savvy global travelers. Passionately philanthropic, they see The Bodhi Tree Foundation as a unique opportunity to ensure that future generations experience travel as we do today.
Leadership Council
- Priscilla Alexander
Owner
Protravel International Inc.
- Luke Bailes
Owner
Singita Lodges
- Raymond Bickson
Managing Director
Taj Hotels
- Nicky Fitzgerald
Fmr. Marketing Director
&Beyond
- Steve Fitzgerald
Fmr. CEO
&Beyond
- Praveen Moman
Co-founder and Managing Dir.
Volcanoes Safaris
- Dennis Pinto
Managing Director
Micato Safaris
- Mahen Sanghrajka
CEO
Big Five Tours & Expeditions
- John Tedstrom
President and CEO
Global Business Coalition
- Tony Williams
Director Hospitality Operations
Msheireb, A Qatar Foundation Company
- Valerie Wilson
President and Chairman
Valerie Wilson Travel
Advisory Council
- Nikheel Advani
Chief Operating Officer and Principal
Grace Bay Resorts
- Alistair Ballantine
Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing
The Oberoi Group
- Peter Bates
President
Strategic Vision
- Bob Boulogne
Chief Operating Officer
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
- Stephen Brandman
Co-owner
Thompson Hotel Group
- Karen Goldberg
Director, Sales & Marketing, Hotels & Resorts
Virtuoso
- Philippe Kjellgren
President
The Kiwi Collection
- Jeff Klein
Owner
JK Hotels
- Ann Layton
President
Siren Communications
- Victoria Mather
Travel Editor
Vanity Fair
- David Morris
President
David Morris International
- Rina Spence
President
SpenceCare International
- Thomas Stanley
Chief Operating Officer
Cox & Kings, The Americas
- Ian Swain
Owner and Founder
Swain Tours
- Marc Telio
Owner
Entrée Destinations
- Nathaniel Waring
Founder
Cox & Kings USA
- Brad Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Denihan Hospitality Group
- Joel Zack
President
Heritage Tours Private Travel
