Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series
Speaker: David Kong, Founder & Principal – DEI Advisors
David Kong is the Founder and Principal of DEI Advisors, an Arizona non-profit organization. David retired as President and CEO of BWH Hotels at the end of 2021. He led […]
Speaker: Sean Hehir ’96, Managing Partner, President & CEO – Trinity Investments
Sean Hehir is a Principal and Managing Partner of Trinity Investments. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Trinity Investments and Trinity Fund Advisors LLC. Sean oversees […]
Speaker: Chris Kirby ’15, Founder & CEO – Ithaca Hummus
Chris Kirby is a trained chef and the founder and CEO of Ithaca Hummus. In 2013 Chris left his restaurant career and opened a stand at the Ithaca Farmers Market […]
Speaker: Ron Simpson, Founder – The Avocado Show
“You can speak anything into existence.“ Creative serial entrepreneur Ron Simpson [36] discovered this life philosophy at quite a young age and never ever looked back. After setting up and […]
Speaker: Jeanelle Johnson, Principal & Lead Partner – PwC
Jeanelle Johnson is a Principal, Lead Client Partner and Travel, Transportation and Hospitality (TTH) sector Co-Leader at PwC, focused on client service, industry perspective and research for the firm’s leading […]
Speaker: Dana Beninati ’15, Founder – Dine with Dana
Dana Beninati is a James Beard award-winning producer, educator and writer. After years teaching celebrity chefs how to cook on camera, she has turned her kitchen into a classroom for […]
Speaker: Sean Tolkin ’13, Vice President, Land Strategy & Market Performance – World Travel Holdings
Travel is in Sean’s DNA and he has been with the World Travel Holdings’ family his entire career. As the Vice President of Land Strategy and Network Performance, Sean is […]
Speaker: Jennifer Chaplin Tolkin, Vice President, Family-Owned Brands – Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Jennifer Chaplin Tolkin is Vice President, Family-Owned Brands and East Region Trade Development Director for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol. In this role, […]
Speaker: Ruben Ortega Jr. ’13, Co-Founder & Principal – Spark Hudson Advisors LLC
Ruben is Co-Founder and Principal of Spark Hudson where he primarily provides strategic hotel advisory services for family offices, investors, developers, and operators. The firm’s core capabilities flex across hotel […]
Speaker: Andreas Scriven ’00, Lead Partner – Deloitte UK
Andreas is the Lead Partner – Hospitality & Leisure based in our London office. He has extensive advisory and M&A experience across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and […]