Ronald Homsy

Ronald Homsy is a successful serial entrepreneur and business consultant in the hospitality, leisure and travel technology space. As CEO, Ronald co-founded the Utopian Hotel Collection, a hotel brand and consortia platform. He led the teams that designed and architected the consortia technology platform and launched the collection with a go-to-market comprising 45 luxury properties in Europe. For this, he productively raised a total of $4MM at a valuation of $11MM. In his earlier career, Ronald founded and led Forte Holding, an international, multi-unit, 800 employee-strong, hospitality management and consulting holding company, where he held the position of CEO for 15 years. During this time, he profitably conceptualized, developed and managed a multitude of hospitality brands and venues in the EMEA region to reach a $70MM yearly turnover. To allow for the sustained business growth, Ronald co-orchestrated the set-up of Dream, a $20MM private equity fund, which was pivotal in the acquisition of Idarat, an established and large food & beverage company in the Middle East. Previously, Ronald was sales manager with Accor Hotels in the UAE. Ronald Homsy has a BS in Hospitality & Tourism Management from Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, and currently holds a prominent position as Vice President of the Alumni Association of Glion.