Mark Hoplamazian Receives Cornell Hospitality Icon of the Industry Award, Announces Commitment to Hire 5,000 More Opportunity Youth by the End of 2028

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Jun 5, 2025
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation President and CEO Mark Hoplamazian was recognized with the Cornell Hospitality Icon of the Industry Award at the 16th Annual Cornell Hospitality Icon and Innovator Awards Celebration, honoring Mark's visionary leadership and contributions to both Hyatt and the hospitality industry at large. Throughout his eighteen-year CEO tenure at Hyatt, Mark’s dedication has created a lasting impact on the hospitality industry and people around the world.

During the June 3 award ceremony in New York, Mark shared that Hyatt is proudly renewing its RiseHY commitment beyond 2025 with an expanded goal of Hyatt and Hyatt hotels hiring 5,000 more Opportunity Youth by the end of 2028. Through its continued investment in this global program, Hyatt looks forward to opening doors for untapped talent and helping people disconnected from the economy grow, thrive, and build meaningful careers.

“We are committed to bringing people who are disconnected from the economy into the workforce. Talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not,” said Hoplamazian. “We view RiseHY as the ultimate expression of our purpose of care, and believe supporting untapped talent will have a lasting, transformative impact on our industry and the communities in which we operate. This is where hospitality meets humanity.... Continue reading here

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