Awards & Recognition
★2020 Penn State Hospitality Executive of the Year
★2019 Cornell Hospitality Icon Award
★2015 Inducted into Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor (University of Houston)
★2014 Albert E. Koehl Lifetime Achievement Award
★2012 Stephen W. Brener Silver Plate Award
★2011 International Hotelier of the Year
★2010 NIAF Special Achievement Award in Business
★2022 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality
Notable Facts
→CEO of Fortune 500 company Hilton since 2007 (18+ years)
→Led expansion from 3,700 to 7,600+ properties globally
→Hilton named #1 World's Best Workplace by Fortune
→Total compensation $26.6M (2023)
→Former chairman World Travel & Tourism Council
→LinkedIn Top 1% influencer in US, Top 4% globally among CEOs
→Regular speaker at World Economic Forum Davos
→Has Wikipedia page