Rossi Ralenkotter

Rossi Ralenkotter is President/CEO for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. A 31-year employee of the LVCVA, Mr. Ralenkotter previously served as the authorityšs Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of Marketing.

Ralenkotter earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing from Arizona State University and a masteršs degree in business administration from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. A 51-year resident of Las Vegas, Ralenkotter is a member of the Las Vegas Ad Club, which inducted him into the Las Vegas Advertising Hall of Fame for lifetime marketing achievements. He has also received Lifetime Achievement honors from the American Marketing Association and, most recently, the Travel and Tourism Research Association.

Mr. Ralenkotter is a member of the American Society of Travel Agents, the International Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus, the American Society of Association Executives and the Hotel Sales Marketing Association. He has been named as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America, and to Whošs Who of America. Mr. Ralenkotter served as a Nevada delegate to the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism in 1995.