Mr. Sparks has served since October 2020 as managing partner of Interlock Partners, a venture capital firm focused on early stage, transformative investments. Prior to joining Interlock Partners, from 2016 to 2017, Mr. Sparks was the chief executive officer of Academic Partnerships, an educational technology company focused on helping public universities to offer their degree programs online. Before his service at Academic Partnerships, from 2011 to 2014, Mr. Sparks served as the chief executive officer of Travelocity Global. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sparks served in senior executive roles at the Gilt Groupe from 2009 to 2011, including as President, and before that he was the chief marketing officer of Expedia.com, a division of Expedia, Inc., among other senior executive roles he held there between 2004 and 2009. Mr. Sparks began his career in strategy consulting, including service in senior leadership roles with Boston Consulting Group in London, England, and Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Sparks also serves on the board of directors of Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN), and Cint AB (STO: CINT). Mr. Sparks received his M.B.A. from Harvard University, and his B.S.E. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University.