Awards & Recognition
★2025 Cornell Hospitality Icon of the Industry Award
★2024 Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award from AHLA
★2024 Shatterproof Hospitality Hero Award
★Hyatt named to Fortune's Most Admired Companies list for 10 consecutive years
Notable Facts
→CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corporation since December 2006, Chairman since February 2026
→Oversees $16 billion hotel chain with 50,000+ employees across 78+ countries
→Led Hyatt's IPO in 2009 and significant luxury portfolio expansion
→Board member of VF Corporation and multiple prestigious organizations
→Vice Chairman of Aspen Institute Board of Trustees
→Member of Henry Crown Fellowship Discovery Class
→Previously President of The Pritzker Organization for 17 years
→Commands speaking fees in $40,000-$75,000 range for corporate events
→Armenian-American business executive married into Kohler family