Bruce W. Finch has spent the past 40 years in the global travel industry, primarily focused on corporate travel and events. He graduated from Salem State University with a BS in geography with a concentration in travel and tourism. Bruce has worked on both the supplier and buyer sides of the travel business, including for such companies as Eastern Airlines, the Gillette Company, and Fleet Boston Financial, as well as being the owner/manager of his own travel company in the Boston area. Most recently, he was the senior director of global travel and meeting services for Autodesk, Inc.

Bruce served as chairperson of the Technology Committee for the New England Business Travel Association, and co-chaired the Global Business Travel Association’s Technology and Sustainability committees. He served on the board of directors for the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and on the Salem State University Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.

After retiring from Autodesk in 2020, Bruce and his husband Keith moved from Boston to Palm Springs full-time. Both are active volunteers for DAP Health and other Palm Springs area nonprofits.