Adam Weissenberg of Deloitte Joins Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research Advisory Board

Ithaca, NY | The professional services firm Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is teaming up with Cornell University's Center for Hospitality Research. As part of the new relationship, Adam Weissenberg, vice chairman and U.S. leader of Deloitte’s, Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure group, will become a member of the center’s advisory board.

“Deloitte is a global leader in audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services within the hospitality industry and a valuable asset to our corporate partners program. We are delighted to welcome Adam Weissenberg, an alumnus of Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration School, to our advisory board,” said Joseph D. Strodel, Jr., director of corporate relations, Cornell School of Hotel Administration.

Mr. Weissenberg is looking forward to his association with the center. “We have watched the growth and development of Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research for the past three or four years,” he said, “and we are impressed with the diversity of its research as well as the global reach of the center. Particularly as a Cornell alumnus, I am delighted to be associated with such high-quality research and such esteemed members of the hospitality industry.”

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In addition to tourism and lodging firms, Deloitte’s Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure group serves the food service, restaurant, and franchising industries. For more information on Deloitte’s Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure group, please visit .


About the Center for Hospitality Research
A unit of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, The Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) sponsors research designed to improve practices in the hospitality industry. Under the lead of the center’s 61 corporate affiliates, experienced scholars work closely with business executives to discover new insights into strategic, managerial and operating practices. The center also publishes the award-winning hospitality journal, the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly (formerly the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly). To learn more about center and its projects, visit .

Center partners and sponsors: AIG Global Real Estate Investment, American Airlines Admirals Club, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, Denihan Hospitality Group, Expedia, Inc., Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, HVS International, JohnsonDiversey, Inc., LRP Publications, Marriott International, Inc., Marsh’s Hospitality Practice, Mobil Travel Guide, Nestlé, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Proskauer Rose LLP, Smith Travel Research, Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc., SynXis (a Sabre Holdings Corporation), Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Thayer Group of Companies, Travelport, WATG, and WhiteSand Consulting.

Center friends: 4Hoteliers.com • American Tescor, LLC • Caribbean Hotel and Restaurant Buyers Guide • Cody Kramer Imports • Cruise Industry News • DK Shifflet & Associates • ehotelier.com • Estrela Marketing Solutions • EyeforTravel • Fireman's Fund Insurance Company • Gerencia de Hoteles & Restaurantes • Global Hospitality Resources • Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) • hospitalityInside.com • hospitalitynet.org • Hotel Asia Pacific • Hotel China • HotelExecutive.com • Hotel Interactive • Hotel Resource • International CHRIE • International Hotel and Restaurant Association • International Hotel Conference • iPerceptions • KPMG Japan/Global Management Directions • Lodging Hospitality • Lodging Magazine • MindFolio • PKF Hospitality Research • The Resort Trades • RealShare Hotel Investment & Finance Summit • RestaurantEdge.com • Shibata Publishing Co. • The Lodging Conference • TravelCLICK • UniFocus • WageWatch, Inc. • WIWIH.COM

The Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations was established in 2013 as a platform for students, employers, employees, unions, and their advocates involved in the hospitality industry. The institute's mission is to support educational programs, sponsor and disseminate research, and hold conferences and roundtables dedicated to modernizing labor and employment relations, analyzing labor and employment law, and improving...