Demian Hodari , PhD
Qualification(s)
Master's Degree in Hospitality Management, Cornell University
Bachelors of Arts, Georgetown University
Function
Teaching Location(s)
EHL Campus (Singapore)
Employment Type
Courses and Modules Taught
• Advanced Electives
• Industrial Attachment (6 Months)
• Integrated Business Analysis
CERTIFICATE IN MANAGING UNDERPERFORMING PROPERTIES (E-LEARNING)
• Managing Underperforming Properties
Teaching Subject(s)
Driving Hotel Performance
Managing Underperforming Properties
Strategic Hotel Investments
Area(s) of Expertise
Hotel development
Short Bio
Dr Demian Hodari is Associate Professor of Strategic Management at EHL. He was previously a hotel general manager and the president of an independent hotel management and consulting company and has worked on four continents. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate level classes, Dr Hodari frequently provides consulting, executive education and strategic planning facilitation for international hotel companies, hotel owners, and individual properties.
He currently sits on the board of directors of several hotel companies. Dr Hodari regularly speaks at industry events and his research is published in the leading hospitality management journals. He has raised nearly 200,000 Swiss Francs in research funding from the private and public sectors and his research has been awarded prestiges prizes from numerous organisations. Dr Hodari holds a PhD from the University of Surrey, a Masters from Cornell University, and a B.A. from Georgetown University.
Funded Research Projects
Hodari, D., Project: Strategic management skills development - Hyatt International (EAME) LLC, Date: 01.04.2017 to 30.11.2017, Private Fundings.
Awards
EHL Researcher of the Year (2018)
EHL Researcher of the Year (2014)
Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Reserach Award in the area of Hospitality Management (2010)
Research Portals
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Demian_Hodari