Full Name
Chris Klauda
Job Title
Senior Director
Company
STR, Inc.
Speaker Bio
Chris Klauda is a Senior Director on the Product Analytics & Insights team at STR (STR, Inc.). STR provides clients from multiple market sectors with premium, global data benchmarking, analytics, and marketplace insights. STR was acquired in October 2019 by CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.
Chris leads the Product Analytics & Insights team’s research efforts to provide insight that explains the “why” behind hotel industry trends and the importance of benchmarking hotel performance. She is an experienced speaker at industry conferences and events and a guest lecturer at various universities. Chris contributes insights commentary in blogs posts on www.str.com and in articles on www.costar.com. She was previously a VP with DK Shifflet & Associates (now MMGY Travel Intelligence) where she managed research projects for hotel clients including Marriott, Choice and Best Western. Chris earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Chris leads the Product Analytics & Insights team’s research efforts to provide insight that explains the “why” behind hotel industry trends and the importance of benchmarking hotel performance. She is an experienced speaker at industry conferences and events and a guest lecturer at various universities. Chris contributes insights commentary in blogs posts on www.str.com and in articles on www.costar.com. She was previously a VP with DK Shifflet & Associates (now MMGY Travel Intelligence) where she managed research projects for hotel clients including Marriott, Choice and Best Western. Chris earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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