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NEW YORK • NOVEMBER 7th, 2025

Richard Brayton

Richard Brayton

Richard Brayton is the president and founding principal of BraytonHughes Design Studio, established in 1989. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and sat on the board of directors of the Institute San Francisco chapter from 1989 to 1993. He is also a...
Jeffrey Chodorow

Jeffrey Chodorow

Jeffrey Chodorow was a lawyer in Pennsylvania and Florida until the 1970s when he developed shopping centers in Philadelphia. In 1987, he opened a Bojangles’ restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, and he opened the Asia de Cuba restaurant at...

Brad Elias

Brad Elias has designed numerous award-winning hotel interiors for Sheraton, Westin, Hilton, Sofitel, and Novotel, as well as for prominent individual hotels, such as the Waldorf Astoria, the St. Regis, and the King Edward in Toronto. Elias, principal and all project...
Richard Melman

Richard Melman

Melman is founder and chairman of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, a Chicago-based corporation that owns over 80 restaurants nationwide. The restaurant business has been Melman’s life work, beginning with his early days in a family owned restaurant, and later...
Mary-Jean Eastman

Mary-Jean Eastman

Eastman, FAIA, MRAIC, IIDA, is a principal, director, and founding partner of Perkins Eastman. Her career has focused on using the potential of built environments to positively impact the quality of life of their users. Her design innovation has repeatedly redefined...
Gerry Jue

Gerry Jue

A founding principal of San Francisco-based interiors firm BAMO, Jue leads the design of 5-star hospitality and exceptional residential properties worldwide. Recognized for his urbane, quietly sophisticated style, Jue’s projects include Capella Bangkok; Four Seasons...