Cornell Nolan School Student and Alumni Profiles

“I developed an action plan on skills I wanted to gain from the Hotel School [Nolan School], leveraged those skills during interviews, and secured the opportunity to intern at Google. And, it all happened because the school planned a career immersion trip to [San Francisco]!"

"I chose to attend SHA [Nolan School] because I feel hospitality is a more meaningful version of business. Hotels were always something that interested me as a child because of the way they made people feel, people are more relaxed and happier when they are on vacation. I wanted to be able to contribute to moments that are made through vacations by working in hospitality."

“I chose the Hotel School originally because of the unique dynamic of a business degree that also offered hospitality-specific training. However, I have stayed at the Hotel School because of the vast amount of opportunities available to Hotelies...Our program is so much farther reaching than just hotels, and I have been so grateful to explore each of these avenues.”

Blau founded and leads a strategic restaurant planning and development company that specializes in providing clients with the fresh, creative, and sound business advice required to create exceptional and profitable food-and-beverage concepts. She also works to promote female leadership and entrepreneurship in the restaurant industry.

Barr is responsible for implementing IHG’s strategy for high-quality growth and generating industry-leading value creation for hotel owners, operators, and shareholders. As part of leading IHG, one of the top hotel companies in the world, Barr oversees more than 5,000 hotels across nearly 100 countries.

Petitt leads analysis globally for Hilton, supporting the revenue, sales, marketing, channel, loyalty, brands, development, and executive teams, as well as leading business intelligence and sales performance management for Hilton's best-in-class team.