Christopher Hopeman

Director, Crew Management Systems @Carnival Corporation & Plc

Seattle, WA, US

Director and Product Owner for Crew Management Systems, serving three of the North American brands under Carnival Corporation & plc (Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Seabourn), and responsible for the planning and movement of over crew members from all over the world to 39 ships at more than 150 ports across six continents;Leads teams responsible for Crew Member data and analytics, business tool user support, and process automation (through BPA and Generative AI);Currently leading a global, cross-brand IT project to move 25+ years of crew member data and business processes from a legacy Crew Management Systems to an in-house developed system;

Rice University

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M.E. Logistics, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Rice University

B.A., Sociology