Robert A. Gilbert
CHME, CHBA, President and CEO, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
As President and CEO of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), Bob Gilbert has been
guiding HSMAI through a dynamic and exciting period of change as the 7,000+ member organization has been re-
established globally to grow the revenue for hotels through sales, marketing, and revenue optimization. Prior to
joining HSMAI in 1995 (in an executive capacity), Gilbert was the vice president of marketing for Richfield
Hospitality Services, Inc., the largest hotel management company in the world, where he oversaw the corporate
marketing support for all Richfield hotels, which included product from every price tier in the industry. Gilbert holds
a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and has
been a member of HSMAI since joining the student chapter at Cornell.
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