The Preston Robert Tisch Center

BJORN HANSON, PH.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management

Dr. Hanson earned a B.S. from Cornell University, an M.B.A. from Fordham University, and a Ph.D. from New York University. Previously, he founded and directed the Hospitality and Leisure Industry practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.  Dr. Hanson teaches Principles of Lodging, Consulting, Applied Research, Accounting, Financial Management, and Strategic Pricing. He has authored technical articles published in the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Lodging, Restaurant News, Lodging Hospitality, and Convene. He is an author or contributor to textbooks including Hotel Investments: Issues and Perspectives editions, and contributed to Creativity Techniques for Hospitality Managers and Hotel Design Planning and Development.

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Podcasts

• The U.S. Economy and the Stock Market and its Effect on the Lodging Industry
• The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and its Effect on the Lodging Industry

Courses

• Professional Seminar IV / Y66.1923
  
• Lodging Industry Structures and Strategies / Y66.1070
  
• Hospitality Consulting Techniques / Y65.1030
  
• Investment Analysis and Financing / Y66.3330
  
• Tourism Consulting Techniques / Y54.1030