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CREF: Real Estate Professionals in Residence (REP): Baron Ah Moo ’93

149 Statler Hall Ithaca, NY

Areas of expertise: Hospitality private equity Portfolio management Hospitality real estate development Baron R. Ah Moo has over 30 years of experience in investment, hospitality finance and operations. Joining the PKF hospitality group in 2019, Baron leads the US consulting practice and is based in New York City. As a recognized expert in emerging markets […]

CIHLER: DEI, Affirmative Action, and a Politically Polarized Workforce: Where We Are, Where We’re Going, and What Employers Should Do

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Event Overview Just a few years ago, diversity, equity, and inclusion programs were so in vogue that employers were racing to see who could be the fastest to implement and advertise such programs. Now, after the UNC and Harvard cases and politicians blaming everything from bank closures to military attacks on DEI, employers are asking: […]

PIHE: Restaurant Technology Roundtable: Navigating the Future of Food & Beverage Innovation.

This event, which is by invitation only, is presented by the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship, and will take place on April 9-10, 2024, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Reception: April 9th Roundtable: April 10th A variety of topics will be explored including: Exploration of Contemporary Restaurant Technological Infrastructure […]

PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Felix Litvinsky, P ’23

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

Key areas of expertise: Ideation support Venture creation Company launch and scaling Pitch coaching Strategy formulation Felix Litvinsky is a Managing Director of Blackstone LaunchPad at Cornell University. Blackstone LaunchPad is an experiential university wide entrepreneurship program offering coaching, ideation and venture creation support to students, alumni, staff and faculty. Felix Litvinsky is a Founder […]

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CREF: Real Estate Professionals in Residence (REP): Baron Ah Moo ’93

149 Statler Hall Ithaca, NY

Areas of expertise: Hospitality private equity Portfolio management Hospitality real estate development Baron R. Ah Moo has over 30 years of experience in investment, hospitality finance and operations. Joining the PKF hospitality group in 2019, Baron leads the US consulting practice and is based in New York City. As a recognized expert in emerging markets […]

CREF: Real Estate Professionals in Residence (REP):Raphael Fishbach ’99

149 Statler Hall Ithaca, NY

Areas of expertise: Commercial real estate finance Alternative lender/debt fund Raphael Fishbach is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Mesa West Capital. Mr. Fishbach joined Mesa West in 2010 when he opened the New York office and built out the firm’s east coast platform. He has been a member of the senior leadership team since 2013, previously […]

PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Brandon Barton ’03

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

Key areas of expertise: Restaurant technology Startups SaaS Sales Brandon is a hospitality tech entrepreneur who has used his experience working in operations at the top hospitality groups such as Danny Meyer’s USHG and Patina Restaurant Group to build and scale early stage tech products that help restaurateurs. He is currently CEO of Bite, the […]

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PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Jason Spillerman ’92 (CALS)

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

Key areas of expertise: Food and beverage Real estate development Hotel programming Restaurant design and development Restaurant finance Jason Spillerman is a principal and co-founder of Vibrant Development Group, Vibrant Leasing Strategies and Vibrant Ventures. Prior to founding Vibrant Development Group, Jason was a senior consultant at MRA International, a leading development consulting and strategy […]

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CREF: Real Estate Professionals in Residence (REP): Baron Ah Moo ’93

149 Statler Hall Ithaca, NY

Areas of expertise: Hospitality private equity Portfolio management Hospitality real estate development Baron R. Ah Moo has over 30 years of experience in investment, hospitality finance and operations. Joining the PKF hospitality group in 2019, Baron leads the US consulting practice and is based in New York City. As a recognized expert in emerging markets […]

CREF: Real Estate Professionals in Residence (REP): Susan Furbay ’96

149 Statler Hall Ithaca, NY

Areas of expertise: Hospitality real estate development Hospitality real estate financing Consulting and business development for third-party management Based in the Washington DC area, Susan Furbay has over 26 years of experience in hospitality investment through her work as a broker, a lender, and, most recently, as Senior Vice President of Business Development at HVS […]