Mr. Richard Adie

Managing Director,

The Statler Hotel at Cornell University
School of Hotel Administration









Richard Adie is the Managing Director of The Statler Hotel at Cornell University, a position he has held for ten years. Prior to joining the School of Hotel Administration he worked with Hyatt Hotels for twenty-seven years. During that tenure he opened three hotels as General Manager in Houston, Denver and San Francisco. He also served as General Manager of Hyatt’s largest hotel, the 2,000 room Hyatt Regency Chicago. While with Hyatt he was recognized at General Manager of the year. Adie is also currently the Chairman of the Tompkins County Tourism Board.



Cornell has operated a teaching hotel on campus since 1950. The Statler Hotel is a 153 room hotel that is a Triple A Four Diamond award recipient and Trip Advisor’s #1 hotel in Ithaca. Two hundred students work in the hotel and sixty are involved in the Hotel Leadership Development Program, created and directed by Adie. All Hotel Students also gain experience in the hotel through praciticums, research and group projects