David Santos is a hospitality finance executive with over a decade of experience driving profitability and operational alignment across boutique and global hotel groups, currently serving as Director of Finance at YOTEL. He combines deep expertise in revenue management, forecasting, and back-end systems with hands-on knowledge of hotel operations to turn finance into the operational “heart” that equips teams and protects owner interests. A former CFO and area finance leader at multiple hospitality brands, he is skilled at translating KPIs into actionable tools that empower front-line staff while safeguarding investor returns. Academically grounded with an MBA and specialized certificates from Cornell and Portuguese universities, he pairs strategic leadership with an unusually creative side—evident from a long-standing interest in programming, game design and music—bringing curiosity and cross-disciplinary thinking to finance.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Post Graduation Leadership, Post Graduation Leadership at Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Master Certificate Revenue Management, Master Certificate Revenue Management at Cornell University
Master Economics, Master Economics at Universidade Portucalense (UPT)
Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management General at Universidade do Porto
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