Nicolas GrafDr. 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.