Hospitality and travel industry researcher Bjorn Hanson has been appointed the divisional dean of NYU’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management. He joined the center in 2008 as a clinical professor following 20 years as global industry leader, hospitality & leisure, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Hanson has a long association with NYU, where he earned a Ph.D. While at PwC, he served as chair of the Tisch Center’s advisory board of distinguished industry leaders and shared his expertise in the classroom as a guest lecturer and adjunct faculty member. And for more than a decade, he has moderated the economists’ roundtable panel at the annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Conference.
“Because of his background, in-depth understanding of the fields of hospitality, tourism, and sports business, and his strong connection with the Tisch Center, Bjorn Hanson will be uniquely able to work with the faculty, staff, and advisory board to bring the center to new levels of distinction,” says NYU-SCPS dean Robert Lapiner. “Professor Hanson has a compelling and articulate vision for the Center, and more important, a track record that demonstrates his ability to inspire confidence and realize the ambitious, shared aspirations for its future.”
