Editorial Board Guest Author

Hicham Jaddoud
Senior Director of Hospitality, North Star Mohican Casino|Resort|Golf Course
Dr. Hicham Jaddoud currently serves as the Senior Director of Hospitality Operations at North Star Casino Resort in Wisconsin. He has over 14 years of hospitality, tourism, and gaming experience, managing multiple hotel assets from full-service convention hotels to upscale resorts and independent properties with some of the most reputable hotel companies such as Sheraton, Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, and Casino Resorts. He comes from a family of hoteliers and was exposed to the hotel business at a younger age.
Dr. Jaddoud obtained a bachelor's degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Perpignan University before joining Starwood Hotels & Resorts. He completed his MBA in Management in 2011 and obtained a Doctorate in Business with research in Hospitality's Organizational Behavior in 2017 from Georgia State University. He is certified by the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
Dr. Jaddoud is a Hospitality Courses Facilitator at Cornell University, where he teaches Hotel Asset Management and the Valuation of Intellectual Property. He is also an Associate Professor of Hospitality Management at the University of Southern California, Bovard College.
Dr. Jaddoud has published several articles in the areas of Employee Stress Coping, Reflection Tendencies, Technological Advance in the Hotel Industry, Economic Impact of Hospitality, and Managerial Stress in the Hospitality Industry.
Dr. Jaddoud serves on the Board of Directors of the Junior Chamber of Atlanta and is the 2017 World Affairs Council China Fellow. He is a Research Associate at the Center for Engaged Business Research at Georgia State University and serves as a Hospitality Graduate Program Mentor at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Furthermore, he is the 2019 AHLEF Research Grant Recipient in Hotel Economics.
Please visit http://www.northstarcasinoresort.com for more information.
Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-hicham-jaddoud-mba-chrm-880bb88/
Dr. Jaddoud can be contacted at +1 314-436-4863 or hj385@cornell.edu
Author's Articles

- The Impact of Effective Revenue Management on F&B Performance
- By Hicham Jaddoud, Senior Director of Hospitality, North Star Mohican Casino|Resort|Golf Course

- The Role of Culinary Apprenticeship in Filling the Staffing Gap in Hospitality
- By Hicham Jaddoud, Senior Director of Hospitality, North Star Mohican Casino|Resort|Golf Course

- Hospitality's Contribution to Promote Socio-Economic Growth and Development
- By Hicham Jaddoud, Senior Director of Hospitality, North Star Mohican Casino|Resort|Golf Course

- Hotel Employment: Growth Through Knowledge, Education, and Experiential Learning
- By Hicham Jaddoud, Senior Director of Hospitality, North Star Mohican Casino|Resort|Golf Course