Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award
The Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award is a tribute to the extraordinary leaders who have developed new approaches to hospitality industry enterprises. The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration presents the award at the annual Cornell Hospitality Icon & Innovator Awards Celebration.
2024 Award Recipient
The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (PIHE) and the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration have selected Chef José Andrés and Rob Wilder, co-founders of José Andrés Group and World Central Kitchen, to receive the 2024 Cornell Hospitality Innovator of the Industry Award.
![Jose Andres](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/06/Jose-Andres-1-515x520.jpg)
Chef José Andrés
Co-Founder, José Andrés Group and World Central Kitchen![Rob Wilder](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/05/Rob-Wilder-scaled-e1715608016843-515x520.jpg)
Rob Wilder
Co-Founder, José Andrés Group and World Central KitchenPast Award Recipients
![Mia Kyricos](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/06/Kyricos-2022_4x4-Headshot-e1718121198674-462x520.jpg)
Mia Kyricos, MMH '03 (2023)
Chief Love Officer (CEO) of Kyricos & Associates![elizabeth-blau-ms-97-sha2](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/07/elizabeth-blau-ms-97-sha2.jpg)
![Andrew Fey](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/05/andrew-fey-127x100.jpg)
![Roger Hill](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/05/RogerHill-127x100.jpg)
![Tim Hentschel](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/tim-hentschel_100x129.jpg)
![John Zimmer](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/lyft.jpg)
![Ted Teng](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/teng.jpg)
![Damian Mogavero](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/07/damian-mogavero.jpg)
![Sandy Solmon](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/sandy100.jpg)
![Steve Ells](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/ells_000.jpg)
![Kathleen “Katie” Taylor](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/taylor.jpg)
![Drew Nieporent](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/Drew.gif)
![Solomon Kerzner](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/Kerzner.jpg)
![Frederic Malek](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/malek.gif)
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![Larry Reinstein](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/larryreinstein.gif)
Larry Reinstein '77 (2006)
Fresh City![Bob Alter](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/alter.gif)
Bob Alter '73 (2008)
Chairman, Sunstone Hotel Investors![Gary Mendell](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/mendell.gif)
Gary Mendell '79 (2007)
Chairman and CEO, HEI Hotels and Resorts![Stephen Mendell](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/stephenmendell.gif)
Stephen Mendell '82 (2007)
Executive Vice President, HEI Hotels and Resorts![Jay H. Shah](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/shah.gif)
Jay H. Shah '90 (2007)
CEO Hersha, Hospitality Trust![Chuck Mund](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/mund.gif)
Chuck Mund '51 (2006)
CEO, Mega Management![Bruce Reinstein](https://sha.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/reinstein.gif)