Ian OSullivan is the founder of Alternative Escapes, a socially conscious travel community for people seeking life changing adventures. Prior to moving to New York, Ian worked at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1998 Lisbon World Exposition, and studied Interpreting at the University of Granada, Spain in 1995 on a full-ride Ambassadorial Scholarship from Rotary International. After seven years as a marketing campaign manager for Bloomberg LP, Ian completed his first Ironman Triathlon in 2014 -  and then decided to leave the world of Wall Street to create a company that would help people plan and undertake transformational, life-changing adventures.