Kenneth E. Kurtzman

KENNETH E. KURTZMAN joined Ashford.com, Inc. in May 1999 as Chief
Executive Officer and a Director. From August 1995 to April 1999, Mr.
Kurtzman served as Vice President and General Manager of several
divisions of Compaq Computer Corporation, including the Small and Medium
Business Division and Compaq.com. From September 1989 to August 1995,
Mr. Kurtzman worked for McKinsey & Co., an international consulting
firm, where most recently he served as a Principal working in the
computing, telecommunications, systems integration, banking and energy
industries. Mr. Kurtzman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
magna cum laude from Rice University, an undergraduate degree in
Economics from Cambridge University and a Masters in Business
Administration degree from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford
University.