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Episode 1059

How Marriott’s Chief Revenue & Technology Officer Is Turning IT into a Growth Engine

March 2, 2026
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Drew Pinto

EVP & Chief Revenue and Technology Officer | Marriott International
Drew Pinto is the Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue and Technology Officer at Marriott International, a $26 billion global hospitality company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, which he has held for approximately three years, Pinto oversees a broad portfolio spanning digital commerce, revenue management, global sales channels, distribution, IT, data analytics, and artificial intelligence. Over his 22-year tenure at Marriott, Pinto has held multiple leadership roles across commercial and operational functions, building a career focused on translating capabilities into measurable business results. His experience includes leadership in call centers, distribution channels, and revenue strategy—each reinforcing his expertise in aligning technology investments with commercial performance. As Marriott approaches its 100-year anniversary, Pinto is helping guide the organization’s evolution—integrating disciplined capital allocation, AI experimentation, data strategy, and product operating models to ensure technology serves as a direct driver of growth and customer impact.

Episode Overview

What happens when you put revenue and technology under one executive leader?

In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Drew Pinto, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue and Technology Officer at Marriott International, a $26 billion hospitality leader approaching its 100-year anniversary. Pinto shares how Marriott is transforming technology from a support function into a strategic growth engine — tightly integrated with capital allocation, AI experimentation, and commercial outcomes.

Key highlights include:

  • Why Marriott merged revenue and IT under a single executive mandate

  • How disciplined capital allocation is shaping AI investments

  • The shift from “tech for tech’s sake” to measurable business impact

  • Why most “technology problems” are actually data problems

  • How a new product operating model is breaking down silos

🎧 Listen to learn how modern CIOs can align IT strategy directly to top-line growth.

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