Wendy Kheel is acknowledged for expertise in tourism research, data, trends, and marketing strategy and for presentations at a wide range of travel industry conferences and seminars.

She joined Tourism Economics in 2021 focusing on Symphony, a customizable market intelligence platform. Prior to Tourism Economics, she was Vice President of Tourism Insights for the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board where she oversaw global research and data analysis enabling the organization and its stakeholders to formulate fact-based marketing, sales and business decisions.

Prior to Los Angeles Tourism, she was Director, Consumer Insights at Universal Studios Hollywood, Director of Market Research at Walt Disney Imagineering, and a Senior Manager at two hospitality-industry consulting firms; Laventhol & Horwath, and PKF Consulting (now CBRE).

She has been a board member of several travel associations such as Cal Travel, Travel & Tourism Research Association (TTRA), Greater Western TTRA, and the Travel & Tourism Marketing Association.

She has a Masters of Hotel Administration from Cornell University, an MBA from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Speech from Northwestern University.