Behind every great MURTEC agenda is a group of smart, passionate industry pros helping us shape it. The MURTEC Content Council is a collective of innovative restaurant operators, consultants, academics, and solution providers who lend their time, ideas, and insights to ensure our content is timely, relevant, and impactful for operators across the industry.
Council members play a key role in steering the content vision and prioroities for both MURTEC and MURTEC Executive Summit—from brainstorming hot topics to collaborative ideation that helps us stay ahead of the curve.
Want to get involved? Reach out to our Editor-in-Chief, Robert Firpo-Cappiello at [email protected] to learn more about joining the council!
Ajay Aluri
Associate Professor, Hospitality & Tourism Management
John Chambers College of Business & Economics
West Virginia University
Geoff Alexander
President & CEO
Wow Bao
Kevin Bentley
VP of Technology
Jollybee Food Corporation
Susan Carroll-Boser
Chief Information Officer
White Castle
Natasa Christodoulidou
Professor, Deptartment of Management and Marketing
College of Business Administration and Public Policy
California State University Dominguez Hills
Cihan Cobanoglu
Editor-in-Chief of JHTT
Provost, Virscend University
Daniel J. Connolly
PHD, Dean of the School of Business
St. John Fisher University
Flavio Diomede
Director Retail Platform Technology
Starbucks
Mehmet Erdem
Ph.D., CHTP, CHE, Professor of Hotel Operations & Technology
William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lee Holman
Lead Retail Analyst
IHL Group
Jungsun (Sunny) Kim
Professor, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Skip Kimpel
President and CEO
Magicgate
Corey Kline
Executive Vice President, Technology
Noodles & Company
Fred LeFranc
CEO
Results Thru Strategy
Hanson Li
CEO
Lazy Susan
Toby W. Malbec
Vice President Global Restaurant Technology
Church's Texas Chicken
Vadim Parizher
Vice President, Technology
Taco Bell
Zerrick Pearson
Chief Information Officer
Five Guys
Tom Seeker
Chief Technology Officer
Ziggi's Coffee
Justin Skelton
Chief Information Officer
Dine Brands
