He currently serves as the co-chair of the Hospitality Management & Marketing Department at AKSOB, and concurrently holds an adjunct research fellowship position at the Center for Tourism and Leisure Management at the University of South Australia. He earned his PhD in decision science from ESSEC Business School in France and his master’s degrees in hospitality administration and international tourism strategy from Cornell University and the University of Paris 1 Pantheon–Sorbonne, respectively. He also holds a certificate in digital marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and a professional certification in hotel industry analytics (CHIA) from the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) in the United States.