About Me

Biography

Steve Hood

Steve served for 29 years at STR, the recognized world leader in hotel data and analytics.  As Senior VP of Research, he founded the SHARE Center to support Hospitality, Tourism, and Real Estate departments, serving 1,000 universities in 100 countries.  He created multiple industry relevant training and certification programs, including the “Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics” (CHIA), the most popular hotel industry professional certification, obtained by 50K students, professors, and practitioners.  Steve has helped to support university research with STR data being utilized in 500 academic journal articles.  He has been recognized with numerous awards for his contributions to academia, for his efforts to bridge the gap between industry and academia, and for creating one of the leading academic engagement programs in the business world.  Steve serves on advisory boards of top international schools and academic associations; and has helped to build relationships around the world connecting researchers, educators, deans, and business leaders.  He is a frequent speaker at international industry and academic conferences.  Steve is currently consulting, lecturing, and speaking in areas including: 1) application-based experiential learning in data analytics, 2) industry relevant hotel foundation training, and 3) the promotion of careers in hospitality and tourism.

Conference presentations or speaking engagements (not including ones for individual schools, companies, or local associations):

  • AHLA New York Hotel Shows

  • American Real Estate Society (ARES) Conferences

  • Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS)

  • Asia Pacific Federation of CHRIE (APacCHRIE) Conferences

  • Asia Pacific Forums for Graduate Student Research in Tourism

  • Association of Administrators in Hospitality, Hotel and Restaurant Management Educational Institutions (AAHRMEI) Conference

  • Association of European Hotel and Tourism Schools (AEHT) Conferences

  • Association of Hospitality and Financial Management Educators (AHFME) Conferences

  • China Tourism Forum

  • Chinese Hospitality Educator Initiative (CHEI) Conferences

  • Consortium for Global Sustainability Conference

  • Cornell Hospitality Research Summitt

  • Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conferences.

  • Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) Conferences

  • Council on Hospitality and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (COHREP) Conferences

  • ENTER eTourism Conferences

  • European Real Estate Society (ERES) Conference

  • European, Mideast, and Africa Federation of CHRIE (EuroCHRIE) Conferences

  • Graduate Education and Research Conferences in Hospitality and Tourism

  • Haaga Helia University of Applied Science Conference

  • Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) Conference

  • Hotel Data Conferences (HDC)

  • Hotel Finance Educators Conferences hosted by EHL

  • Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International (HMSAI) Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC)

  • IMPACT Conferences

  • International Association of Hospitality, Culinary Arts, and Tourism Schools (EUHOFA) Conferences

  • International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST) Conferences

  • International Association of Tourism Economists (IATE) Conferences

  • International Council of Hospitality, Restaurant, and Institutional Educators (ICHRIE) Conferences

  • La Fondation pour la Formation Hoteliere Conferences

  • Marketing Outlook Forums (MOF)

  • New York University (NYU) Investment Conference

  • Revenue Management Educator (RevME) Conferences

  • Smart Tourism in the Greater Bay Area Forum

  • South American Hotel Investment Conference (SAHIC)

  • Tourism and Travel Research Association (TTRA) Conferences

  • Tourism Hospitality Educators International Center of Excellence (THE-ICE) Industry Panel of Experts Conferences

  • United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Conference

  • World Association for Hospitality and Tourism Education and Training (AMFORHT) Conferences

  • Young Hotel Summits (YHS)