Carson Smith

Carson Smith is VP/General Manager of Travel at U.S. News & World Report, where he oversees the company’s travel business across a portfolio of consumer-facing brands, including the flagship U.S. News Travel, Culture Trip, and GoToSea. He works across product, content, and partnerships to deliver trusted travel guidance and research tools to millions of users each month.

Carson got his start in the travel industry in Seattle while in college, helping customers traversing the occasionally unpredictable waters of the Puget Sound en route to Victoria, BC. Now based in the other Washington—D.C.—he draws on more than 15 years of digital media experience across product, data analytics, and content to help travelers globally. Outside of working and traveling, Carson enjoys playing the French horn and capturing local DC moments through street photography.