Draft:Alexander Mirza (entrepreneur)

Alexander Mirza is a Canadian American entrepreneur, investor, and author. Mirza is the founder and CEO of Mogul Hotels & Residences, and is the co-founder of Cachet Hotels & Resorts.

Early life and education
Mirza was born in New Delhi, India. Mirza graduated with a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1997. Mirza also has an M.A. in International Relations and a BA from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada.

Career
After graduating from Harvard, he joined Deloitte, working as a Senior Consultant. Transitioning from consultancy, he joined Starwood Hotels & Resorts in April 2002, as the Vice President and Head of Strategic Planning. In 2004, he joined Accenture where he became a Partner in the Consumer Practice.

Mirza joined Hilton Hotels & Resorts in 2005 and served as Senior Vice President of Operations. Subsequently he joined Ticketmaster as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development.

Mirza joined Caesars Entertainment in 2009 as Chief of Staff and was later promoted to Senior Vice President and Head of Hospitality. He founded Cachet Hotels & Resorts in 2012. From 2013 to 2018, he remained the President and CEO of Cachet Hotels & Resorts.

In January 2019, he founded Mogul Hotels & Residences and became its CEO.

He is a board member of Cornell's Center for Innovative Hospitality and serves as a Strategic Advisor and Advisory Board member of Kiwitech. He is the author of three books, Talent Disruption: People are the brands,  Reimagining Global Hospitality: Envisaging the AI Hotel of the future  ,and Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, & World Order: A Study of the International System.