Peter Szende

Professor Peter Szende brings to SHA over 25 years of hospitality industry experience. He was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, where he earned a BS in hotel administration from the College of Commerce and Hotel Management and a master’s degree in tourism from the University of Economic Sciences in Budapest. While working in the hospitality industry, he earned a doctorate in business administration with an emphasis in hotel marketing. In addition, he received a diploma in hospitality administration from the Centre International de Glion, in Switzerland. In Glion, Dr. Szende also gained some teaching experience as a lecturer.

His European management experience includes a variety of organizations, such as management training (with Mövenpick in Switzerland and Accor in UK), public relations management (with Hilton International in Hungary), banquet management & hotel management (with the InterContinental group in Hungary), and hotel & sales management (with an independent Château Hotel in France). For more than eight years, he was employed by Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and served in various food and beverage management positions in Toronto, Dallas, and Boston.

Dr. Szende joined the Boston University School of Hospitality Administration as an assistant professor in 2003. He was promoted to associate professor of the practice effective September 1, 2010. Since his arrival at SHA, Dr. Szende has taught four different courses. Dr. Szende has written two books, Hospitality Marketing _and _Case Scenarios in Hospitality Supervision. He developed a new educational concept and since 2011 serves as the lead author and Series Editor of Hospitality Management Learning Modules, published by Pearson Prentice Hall. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.