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Crist began
his hospitality industry career in restaurant and hotel
operations, culminating in two years with
Restaurant Guy
Savoy (1981-1983). He then joined Latham International
in New York City as an organizational development
consultant focused on hospitality industry clients
including
PepsiCo and
Marriott. After several years with
Latham, Crist went on to
Cornell University where he
completed both an
MBA and a
Ph.D. degree, and where he
has taught
hospitality management and business courses
since 1990.
In 1995, he was invited to lead the Tourism
Competitiveness & Sustainable Development project, based
at
INCAE in Costa Rica. Early successes led to the
founding of La Paz Group, as destinations outside the
region wanted assistance in focusing strategy on the
principles of conservation. Crist allocates 10% of his
time each year teaching for Cornell University’s
Center
for Sustainable Global Enterprise and lecturing at other
universities around the world. He is currently primarily
focused on the expansion of
Organikos through product
distribution in the USA. |
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