Randy Hassen

CEO, McKibbon Hospitality, Tampa

Hassen started his career with McKibbon in 1991 with a part-time job at a Days Inn carrying luggage and tending to guests’ needs at $4.50 an hour. He became CEO in 2022. McKibbon is a family-owned and -operated hotel-development and management company that represents brands including Marriott International, Hilton, Hyatt Hotels and others. In addition to partnering with its ownership groups, McKibbon is working to purchase existing hotels through an internal investment fund. Hassen helped forge a partnership between McKibbon and USF to give hospitality and tourism-management students experience in an innovative hospitality teaching-lab program.

EDUCATION: University of Georgia (BA)