Boston University School of Hospitality Administration
New York University Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne – Switzerland
Johnson & Wales University
Penn State School of Hospitality Management
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Delaware
Ithaca College
University of California, Los Angeles
Virginia Tech
Employed in a wide variety of corporate, management, and operational positions at all types of brand and independent lodging, hotel, restaurant, and food and beverage companies including:
Abercrombie & Kent Destination Clubs
BR Guest Hospitality
Briad Group
Bristol Hotels & Resorts
CARINO Hotels & Resorts
City Food Bar Inc.
Crowne Plaza
Denihan Hospitality Group
Field Hotel Associates
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Hampton Inn
Harvey Hotel Company
Highgate Hotels
Hilton Worldwide
Holiday Inn Worldwide
Intercontinental Hotel Group
ITT Sheraton
Marriott International
Morgan Hotel Group
Sheraton
Southmark Hospitality Management
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Tao Group
Walt Disney Company
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurants
Able to fluently conduct business in four languages:
English
Hebrew
Korean
Spanish
Daniel H. Lesser is the world’s premiere hotel valuation expert who during his more than 30 year career was/has:
Employed by Hilton Hotels Corporation
Steve Rushmore’s first hire upon the founding of Hospitality Valuation Services (now known as HVS) in 1981
Founded the Hospitality & Gaming Group at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Founded the Hospitality & Gaming Group at CB Richard Ellis
Authored dozens of authoritative articles and treatises on a wide variety of hotel market, feasibility, and valuation topics and issues
Presented at dozens of hotel industry conferences, real estate industry forums, collegiate academic programs, and hotel brand conventions
Been retained to provide valuation/advisory services in connection with hundreds of hotels throughout North America including all 50 United States, Canada, Mexico, throughout the Caribbean, and in South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
Testified as an expert witness in connection with a wide variety of hotel litigations and arbitrations
