About

Clinton Anderson joined the company as Chief Executive Officer in 2019. Clinton has a proven track record of innovation and success within the hospitality industry, most recently as President of the Hospitality Solutions business at Sabre, a global public company with over $4 billion in sales. Clinton joined Sabre in 2014, and has served in multiple roles from corporate strategy to managing the Traveler Experience business, to his most recent role leading Sabre Hospitality Solutions providing reservation and operations software to 40,000 hotels in over 160 countries.

Previously, Clinton spent nearly 20 years at Bain & Company where he developed growth, operations and M&A strategy for clients across the United States and Europe.

Jay Altizer joined Fourth as Chief Operating Officer in 2021. Jay has nearly 30 years of experience leading teams in business services, software implementation, strategy, operations, and product management. Most recently, Jay was the President of GES – a global events services provider with $1.15B in sales and 3500 full time employees across North America, the UK, and Europe. Previously, Jay was SVP and General Manager at Dean Foods, where he served large global hospitality customers such as McDonald’s, Sonic, Darden, Chick-fil-A, and Burger King.

Jay began his career in professional services at Deloitte, where he led systems implementations for large corporate clients such as CKE Restaurants, Inc. He then spent time at Bain and Company leading strategy, M&A, and transformation efforts for global clients across a variety of industries. He also has extensive private equity experience leading diligence, growth, and operational improvement projects as the founder of Falling Branch Advisors.

Jay lives in Dallas with his wife and three children.

Chief Financial Officer John Whitmarsh brings over two decades of financial management expertise to the executive team, having played a pivotal role in growing multiple private equity-backed SaaS and technology companies.

Prior to joining the team, John served as the CFO of Vyze, which was recently acquired by MasterCard. Previously, he was the CFO for Zenoss Inc., a provider of unified IT monitoring and management solutions for physical, virtual and cloud-based IT infrastructures. He also held CFO roles at Century Payments (Worldpay), Misys Transactions Services (Allscripts), Digital Motorworks (ADP) and MessageOne (Dell), where he was named 2009 Best CFO for private companies by the Austin Business Journal. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas.

With over 20 years of HR experience, Melissa has led HR teams at various Fortune 200 and 500 companies in diverse businesses from technology, to insurance & financial services, to supermarket retail. Prior to joining Fourth, Melissa was the Chief People Officer at LogRhythm. Her mission is to bring out the best in others.

Melissa thrives leading global initiatives in dynamic, fast-paced environments to support business goals and build organizational capability. She is passionate about employee and leadership development including coaching, facilitation, training, and development. A certified Professional in Human Resources, Melissa is a proud Longhorn who holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, an MPA from Texas State University, and professional certifications in Organizational Development, Mediation/Conflict Resolution and professional affiliations with several HR/OD/Coaching organizations.

In her spare time, Melissa enjoys traveling internationally and has left her heart permanently in Italy. She loves spending time with her two nephews Gael and Mauro, working out, and reading. She loves most types of music and used to follow her brother’s band around as they toured. Melissa has been married to Tim Wood for 18 years who hails from Dursley, England (for the Harry Potter fans out there). She and Tim are also avid Arsenal Football Club fans.