Johnson & Wales University annually invites a long list of leaders of the hospitality industry into college classrooms to provide insight into their experiences in business and their knowledge of how to achieve success in the hospitality industry. Distinguished Visiting Professors to the North Miami Campus have included authors, forensic scientists, chief executive officers, entertainment executives and entrepreneurs.
Past participants of the Distinguished Visiting Professor program have included: J.W. “Bill” Marriott Jr., CEO and Chairman of Marriott International, Inc. Stephen Weisz, President of Marriott Vacation Club International Stewart Blumberg, President of Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association Gordon “Butch” Stewart, CEO of Air Jamaica and Sandals Resort