Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 4th Quarter 2019 | Page 69

SPOTLIGHT Dan started his hospitality career with Marriott, bussing tables in one restaurant and waiting tables in another to get full-time hours. He stayed with Marriott, graduating from The Robert H. Smith School of Business at The University of Maryland, and continuing in Food and Beverage and then as General Manager before joining The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company as Area Vice President for their Northeast hotels in New York and Boston and was a member of their Corporate Steering Committee. THE SANYA EDITION In 2009, Dan launched EDITION hotels along with Ian Schrager, developing the team, culture, platform, and systems for this innovative new brand. He went on to join Morgans Hotel Group as Chief Operating Officer and then Executive Vice President for North America for Langham Hospitality Group before returning to EDITION in his current role. ILHA 69