Dr. Nicolas Graf holds a BS and an MBA from Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and a PhD from Pamplin
College of Business at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and has over 15 years’
experience in higher education and hospitality. Dr. Graf has acted as professor at several
universities and business schools, namely the University of Houston, Reims Management School
and more recently as Director of IMHI, the Center of Excellence in Hospitality, Food & Travel at
ESSEC Business School in Paris; and as Director of Alain Ducasse Education & Consulting. He has
authored several articles and contributed research related to finance and strategy in academic
publications such as the International Journal of Hospitality Management, Real Estate Finance
Journal and the Journal of Retail and Leisure Property.