Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship engages leading industry experts and faculty to educate students and provide them with experiential opportunities to learn all aspects of entrepreneurship. To support these critical goals, the Pillsbury Institute offers students, entrepreneurs, and faculty an expanding range of courses, programs, and activities focused on advancing students’ entrepreneurship knowledge and mastery.
"Welcome to the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (PIHE)! For more than a decade, PIHE has been the home of entrepreneurship activity at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration (SHA) and a vital voice for all issues affecting entrepreneurship at Cornell and within the hospitality industry."
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COVID-19 insights and tools for the hospitality industry
The School of Hotel Administration has developed a collection of resources to equip all sectors of the hospitality industry with tools and guidance as its leaders continue to navigate the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At all stages of ideation, the Pillsbury Institute offers students, entrepreneurs, and faculty a broad range of courses, programs, and activities in which to engage.
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Pillsbury Advisory Board members and their companies are often featured in the news as thought leaders in their fields. Here, at the Pillsbury Institute, we are proud to recognize their accomplishments. Please take a moment to learn more about our members!
May 18, 2020
Reopening is a tightrope walk for hoteliers
“We rarely ever have a chance to do it a second time around. Let’s see if we can do it better than the first time. That’s the goal.” -Chad Crandell ’83, Co-Founder & CEO, CHMWarnick
Turning the Crisis into an Opportunity – Insights from Ted Teng on combating COVID-19!
“To me, businesses which think in the long term will not only survive this but will come through this better off.” -Ted Teng ’79 Former President and Chief Executive Officer,The Leading Hotels of the World
Warren Leeds: How This F&B Entrepreneur is Spearheading the Future of In-Office Dining
Shortly after graduating from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, Warren Leeds ’84, (CEO and Founder of Dartcor Food Services) knew that he wanted to take everything he had learned to build a dynamic, hospitality-centric company.
