HT Advisory Boards
Members of HT’s advisory boards, the HTF Content Council and the MURTEC Content Council, are a diverse group of nationally recognized restaurant and hotel innovators, consultants, and academics. Together, they bring compelling insights and thought leadership to our editorial coverage, research studies, and in-person events.
HTF CONTENT COUNCIL
HTF Content Council members are innovative hotel operators, consultants, and academics who help steer HT’s hotel and lodging tech content vision and priorities. The council meets several times a year, both in person and virtually, to brainstorm hot topics and content ideas to inform Hotel Technology Forum sessions and ongoing HT coverage.
Ajay Aluri
Associate Professor, Hospitality and Tourism Management
John Chambers College of Business and Economics
West Virginia University
Natasa Christodoulidou
Professor, Department of Management and Marketing
College of Business Administration and Public Policy
California State University Dominguez Hills
Cihan Cobanoglu
McKibbon Endowed Chair Professor
Dean, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Muma College of Business
University of South Florida
Daniel J. Connolly
Professor of Management
PhD, Dean of the School of Business
St. John Fisher University
Russ Dazzio
Chairman & CEO
R&R Global Hospitality
Simon Eng
Vice President, Information Technology
CTF Development
Mehmet Erdem
Ph.D., CHTP, CHE, Professor of Hotel Operations & Technology
William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Eben Hewitt
SVP & Global CIO
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Lee Holman
Lead Retail Analyst
IHL Group
Jungsun (Sunny) Kim
Associate Professor
William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Claudia Infante
Chief Data Officer
Margaritaville
Rohan Jani
Associate Vice President
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Brian Kirkland
Chief Information Officer
Choice Hotels International
Dan Kornick
Chief Information Officer
Loews Hotels
Michael Leidinger
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Hilton Worldwide
Monika Nerger
Group Global Chief Information Officer
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Ramki Srinivasan
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Great Wolf Lodge
Ed Skapinok
Chief Commercial Officer
Appellation
David Starmer
Chief Information Officer
Sonesta International Hotels
Scott Strickland
Chief Commercial Officer
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Todd Wood
Vice President, Global Applications and Transformation
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Rami Zeidan
Founder & CIO
Life House
MURTEC Content Council
MURTEC Content Council members are innovative restaurant operators, consultants, academics, and solution providers who help steer our content vision and priorities. The council assists in brainstorming hot topics and collaborative ideation to inform our MURTEC and MURTEC Executive Summit agendas as well as ongoing restaurant industry coverage.
Ajay Aluri
Associate Professor, Hospitality and Tourism Management
John Chambers College of Business and Economics
West Virginia University
Geoff Alexander
President & CEO
Wow Bao
Kevin Bentley
Vice President of Technology & Automation
Papa Gino’s Pizzeria & D’Angelo’s Sandwiches
Susan Carroll-Boser
Chief Information Officer
White Castle
Natasa Christodoulidou
Professor, Department of Management and Marketing
College of Business Administration and Public Policy
California State University Dominguez Hills
Cihan Cobanoglu
McKibbon Endowed Chair Professor
Dean, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Muma College of Business
University of South Florida
Daniel J. Connolly
Professor of Management
PhD, Dean of the School of Business
St. John Fisher University
Flavio Diomede
Director Retail Platform Technology
Starbucks
Tamy Duplantis
CIO, Digital Architect
Return on Information Consulting
Mehmet Erdem
Ph.D., CHTP, CHE, Professor of Hotel Operations & Technology
William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lee Holman
Lead Retail Analyst
IHL Group
Jungsun (Sunny) Kim
Associate Professor
William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Skip Kimpel
Principal of Independent & SMB Consulting
ConStrata Consulting
Corey Kline
Executive Vice President, Technology
Noodles & Company
Fred LeFranc
CEO
Results Thru Strategy
Hanson Li
CEO
Lazy Susan
Toby W. Malbec
Managing Director
ConStrata Consulting
Vadim Parizher
Vice President, Technology
Taco Bell
Zerrick Pearson
Chief Information Officer
Five Guys
Tom Seeker
Chief Information Officer
Earl Enterprises
Justin Skelton
Chief Information Officer
Dine Brands
Joe Tenczar
Chief Information Officer
Restaurant CIOs
Jon Tryzbiak
Vice President of Information Technology
Checkers & Rally’s
Vendor Members
Sash Dias
Chief Operating Officer
Incentivio
Robin Schweitzer
Marketing Director Close Team
Paytronix
Michelle Campbell
Sr. Director, Marketing
U.S. Bank Payment Solutions (Formerly Elavon)
Chris Lybeer
Chief Strategy Officer
Revel Systems
Research Advisory Board Members
- Mike Blake, CTO, American Hotel & Lodging Association
- Natasa Christodoulidou, Professor, California State University
- Cihan Cobanoglu, PhD, School of Hotel & Restaurant Management, University of South Florida
- Daniel J. Connolly, PhD, Dean of the School of Business, St. John Fisher University
- Russell Dazzio, Chairman, R&R Hospitality
- Mehmet Erdem, Ph.D., CHTP, CHE, Professor of Hotel Operations & Technology, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Lee Holman, Lead Retail Analyst, IHL Consulting
- Jungsun (Sunny) Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, UNLV
- Fred LeFranc, President and CEO, Results thru Strategy
- Barry N. Shufeld, Senior Managing Director -- BNS Associates, LLC