# Bryson Koehler

> Bryson Koehler is the CEO of Revinate, a hospitality SaaS company specializing in guest data platforms, CRM, and marketing automation for hotels. A career technology executive with deep roots in enterprise data and cloud infrastructure, Koehler previously served as CTO at IBM Watson & Cloud Platform and as EVP/Chief Technology, Product, Data & Analytics Officer at Equifax. He built the legendary Weather Company data platform - processing 4GB of data per second from 40 million mobile devices - before IBM acquired it in 2016 partly due to his work. His return to hospitality with Revinate merges two career obsessions: data engineering at scale and the guest experience.

- **Role:** CEO at Revinate
- **Organizations:** Revinate, Equifax, IBM Watson & Cloud Platform, The Weather Company, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Anywhere Real Estate (Board), Atlanta Habitat for Humanity (Board), Technology Association of Georgia (Board), Maptician (Director)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Arts, Communications, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- **Known for:** Built The Weather Company's IoT data platform processing 4GB of data per second from 40 million mobile phones, 147,000 sensors, and 50,000+ daily flights, IBM's acquisition of The Weather Company was driven in significant part by the platform Koehler built, Named CIO Magazine's 'One to Watch' (2010)

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Technology Strategy Consultant at Arthur Andersen
- **1990s-2001** — Director of Global Technology Sales at Vicorp.com; technical leadership at USWeb
- **2002-2011** — Senior Vice President of Global Revenue and Guest Technology at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
- **2012-2016** — Chief Technology and Information Officer at The Weather Company; built one of the world's largest IoT/data platforms
- **2016** — IBM acquired The Weather Company; Koehler's platform innovation was a key driver of the acquisition
- **2016-2018** — Chief Technology Officer at IBM Watson & Cloud Platform
- **2018-2024** — Executive Vice President, Chief Technology, Product, Data & Analytics Officer at Equifax
- **2019** — Joined Board of Directors at Anywhere Real Estate (formerly Realogy Holdings)
- **2024** — Appointed CEO of Revinate (March 2024)

## Achievements

- Built The Weather Company's IoT data platform processing 4GB of data per second from 40 million mobile phones, 147,000 sensors, and 50,000+ daily flights
- IBM's acquisition of The Weather Company was driven in significant part by the platform Koehler built
- Named CIO Magazine's 'One to Watch' (2010)
- Named one of the world's top 200 business and technology innovators
- Led Equifax's cloud transformation and modernization following major security incident
- Under his tenure, Equifax won Google Cloud Financial Services Award twice, DEI Award, and Google Cloud Customer of the Year three consecutive years
- MIT CIO 2022 Recognition
- Revinate under his leadership communicated with hotel guests via email 2.3 billion times in one year
- Board member at Anywhere Real Estate, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, Technology Association of Georgia

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Guest-hosted Revinate's Hotel Moment Podcast episode on decision intelligence with Jeff Jonas, CEO of Senzing
- **2025** — Speaking at SEAHIS 2025 Conference as hospitality technology leader
- **2024-03** — Appointed CEO of Revinate, marking a return to hospitality technology after 12+ years in enterprise tech
- **2026-01** — Disposed of 153,025 shares in Anywhere Real Estate following Compass merger

## Links

- Website: https://revinate.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brysonkoehler/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brysonkoehler
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/revinate/

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