The Preston Robert Tisch Center

ADVISORY BOARD

The Tisch Center Advisory Board is a who’s who of the hospitality, tourism, and sports industries. Board members guide the Center in its activities, maintain strong ties to the business community, and provide you with invaluable research, mentorship, and internship opportunities. They are industry leaders who take an active interest in your career development.

Seth Abraham
Consultant

 

Candace Leeds
Vice President of Public Affairs
Loews Corporation

     

David Adler
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
BizBash Media

 

Randy Levine
Senior Council
Akin Gump

     

George Bodenheimer
Co-Chairman Disney Media Networks,
President ESPN Inc. and ABC Sports

 

Thomas Lewis
President
Gray Line New York Sightseeing

     

Richard Born
Principal
BD Hotels

 

Eric O. Long
General Manager
The Waldorf=Astoria

     

Jacques Brand
Managing Director and Co-Head Global Corporate Finance

 

Robert Manfred
Executive Vice President,
Labor Human Resources
Major League Baseball

     

Ted Brumleve, A.I.A.
Director of Development Management Services
Warnick & Company

 

Bryan McGuire
General Manager
"21" Club

     

Gary J. Budge
General Manager
The Algonquin Hotel

 

Joseph A. McInerney, CHA
President/Chief Executive Officer
American Hotel & Lodging Association

     

**Gregory Carey
Managing Director,
Infrastructure Finance Division
Goldman Sachs

 

Sean McManus
President of CBS News and Sports
CBS Sports

     

James L. Claus
Executive Vice President
Tishman Hotel Corp.

 

Mitchell Modell
Chief Executive Officer
Modell's Sporting Goods

     

Roger S. Cline
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Roundhill Hospitality LLC

 

Kenneth W. Munoz, Esq.
Senior Counsel
SCP Worldwide

     

Terry Dale
President & Chief Executive Officer
Cruise Lines International Association

 

Allen J. Ostroff
Principal
Hotel Dynamics, Inc.

     

Andy Dolce
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Dolce International

 

Frederick Popp
Chief Executive Officer & Partner
SME Branding

     

Michael E. Feldman, Esq.
Partner and Co-Head,
Lodging and Gaming Practice Group
Proskauer Rose LLP

 

Dr. Lalia Rach
Divisional Dean and HVS International Chair
New York University
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, & Sports Management

     

Bill Fischer
President
Fischer Travel Enterprises

 

Lori Raleigh
Executive Director
International Society of Hospitality Consultants

     

Daniel Flannery
Vice President and Managing Director
Edition Hotels

 

Calvin E. Ramsey
Director, Special Projects & Community Relations Representative
New York Knicks

     

Don Garber
Commissioner
Major League Soccer

 

Stephen Rushmore
President and Founder
HVS

     

Kitt Garrett
Chief Executive Officer, DMCP
Discover New York, LLC

 

Kim Schaller
Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company

     

Robert A. Gilbert
President and Chief Executive Officer
HSMAI-Hospitality Sales & Marketing
Association International

 

Kenneth Schanzer
President
NBC Sports

     

Bunny Grossinger
President
Bunny Grossinger Enterprises

 

Fred Schwartz
President
Asian American Hotel Owners Association

     

Xavier D. James
Managing Vice President
MasterCard Worldwide

 

Joseph E. Spinnato
President
Hotel Association of New York City, Inc.

     

Dorothy A. Jennings
Executive Vice President
HVS

 

Charlotte St. Martin
Executive Director
The League of American Theatres and
Producers, Inc.

     

Christopher Knable
Principal, Acquisitions and Development
Elysian Development LLC

 

Michael J. Stengel
Market Vice President and Area General Manager
New York Marriott Marquis

     

Michael Konzen
Vice President
PGAV (Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc.)

 

Jonathan M. Tisch
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Loews Hotels
Co-Chairman of the Board and Office of the President, Loews Corporation
Loews Hotels

     

Bob LaMonte
Leading Sports Agent
Professional Sports Representation, Inc.

 

Tiffany Topcik
Principal
Topcik Travel Enterprises

     

Lou Lamoriello
Chief Executive Officer/President/
General Manager

 

*Peter Warren
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
WKP-Spier, LLC

     

Sherrie Laveroni
Executive Vice President, Operations
Loews Hotels

 

Jeffrey Wilder
Managing Member
Wilder Ventures LP

     

Didier Le Calvez
General Manager and Executive Vice President, Europe & North America
Shangri-La Hotel

 

Len Wolman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Waterford Group

     

*Advisory Board Chair
**Vice Chair

     

REMEMBERING OUR NAMESAKE

Preston Robert Tisch, 1926-2005


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