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Robert Rauch, CHA, has been an owner-operator of hotels for several decades and is founding chairman of Brick Hospitality and owner of R. A. Rauch & Associates, Inc. He has held nearly every position in the hotel business including General Manager of full-service four Diamond hotels for Hilton and Embassy Suites. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in Hotel Administration from Western International University and a master’s degree in Tourism Administration from Arizona State University. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator and has served as chairman of numerous tourism organizations nationally and locally (San Diego and Phoenix) and is editorial advisor and board member for CCR-Magazine and Destination Elite.
Bob has been directly involved in developing several hotels including the Del Mar Marriott, Hilton Hotel Gaslamp Plaza, Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad, Hilton Hotel Santa Clara and several Marriott resort hotels. In addition to being the “Hotel Guru” he publishes Hospitality Innsights, an electronic newsletter, sits on the Leadership Council of Arizona State University where he has taught Hospitality Entrepreneurship for 12 years, and is Founding Sponsor of Women in Tourism & Hospitality (WITH) in San Diego.
