# Richard W. Gray

> Richard W. Gray co-founded TravelClick with Ray Cohen and served as chairman and co-CEO before remaining chairman after the 2005 appointment of Robert Post as CEO. His career includes Procter & Gamble, Hertz and Pan American World Airways, co-founding Virtual Agent Services, leading DJR Advisors’ 2021 investment in Virdee, and a 2021 board appointment at Above Property Services.

- **Role:** Hospitality technology entrepreneur, executive, investor and board director
- **Organizations:** TravelClick, The Graycon Group, Global Marketing Services, Virtual Agent Services, DJR Advisors, Above Property Services, Procter & Gamble, The Hertz Corporation, Pan American World Airways
- **Education:** Florida State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded TravelClick and served as chairman and co-CEO., Helped develop a business supplying hotel booking intelligence, marketing and reservation tools., Co-founded Virtual Agent Services, later merged with Cloud5.

## Career timeline

- **1975** — Graduated from Florida State University.
- **1976** — Began his business career with Procter & Gamble.
- **Before 1987** — Held executive positions at Hertz and Pan American World Airways.
- **1987** — Co-founded The Graycon Group with Ray Cohen, a predecessor in the TravelClick business lineage.
- **1996** — The predecessor business operated as Global Marketing Services.
- **1999** — Global Marketing Services entered an investment partnership with Bain Capital; the TravelClick name followed.
- **2005** — Robert Post succeeded Gray and Ray Cohen as CEO; Gray remained chairman.
- **2007** — Genstar acquired TravelClick from Bain Capital and the co-founders.
- **2021-04** — Led DJR Advisors’ investment in Virdee.
- **2021-10** — Appointment to the Above Property Services board announced.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TravelClick and served as chairman and co-CEO.
- Helped develop a business supplying hotel booking intelligence, marketing and reservation tools.
- Co-founded Virtual Agent Services, later merged with Cloud5.
- Led DJR Advisors’ participation in Virdee’s 2021 funding.

## Latest updates

- **2021-10** — Above Property Services announced Gray’s appointment to its board alongside Ed Rabin and John Ceriale.
- **2021-04** — Gray led DJR Advisors’ investment in Virdee in a round bringing Virdee’s seed funding to $4 million.

## Links

- Website: https://djrenterprises.com/team/richard-gray.html

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