Satish Duggal

Satish Duggal started Twin Tier Hospitality in 1997 with the purchase of a Best Western located on Cornell’s campus in Ithaca, New York. Since that time, Satish has grown the portfolio to include 15 hotels throughout the Northeast and Midwest, generating $65M in revenue. Satish’s relentless focus on creative total revenue generation, focused cost cutting, and employee and guest satisfaction earned him and Twin Tier the 194th spot in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Hot upcoming 500 companies in 2007. He continues to act as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, splitting his time between continuous product improvement of existing TTH properties and growth through acquisition and revenue generation. Prior to starting Twin Tier, Satish worked for Corning Incorporated from 1976 to 1998, serving a number of different functions from manufacturing management to new business development. Satish received his diploma for a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from IIT BHU in India in 1970, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1972, and a Masters in Business Administration in 1973 from the State University of New York at Buffalo.