| DAVID LURIE GENERAL MANAGER, CARMEL MISSION INN Born and raised in South Florida, David attended Florida International University and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Administration. After school he spent two years just outside Lausanne, Switzerland cooking in kitchens. Upon his return to South Florida his mother saw an advertisement for an assistant banquet manager position at a new Miami airport hotel and submitted his resume for the position. He was hired at the Miami Airport Hilton and thanks his mom for launching his hospitality career. David spent 15 years with Hilton, moving throughout the US and the West. He took a break from the Hotel Industry to raise his children in Boulder, Colorado and started a chocolate company producing a fantastic product that he invented called Sun Cups (like a Reese’s peanut butter cup but made with roasted sunflower seed butter). Even though he grew his company and raised his kids he always had a yearning to return to his true passion with a company that shared the same values as him, taking care of and mentoring others while having fun doing it. Evolution Hospitality was the perfect match. WORLD TRAVELING, OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST David has a son and a daughter, Grant and Joelle and they both live in New York City. David loves to travel and explore. In the last two years he has traveled with his children to Portugal, Singapore and Hong Kong. He is a wine and food enthusiast and has a very unique wine collection that he has accumulated over the years and loves sharing them with a great meal. David is an avid runner/walker/hiker and also enjoys fishing and sailing. David Lurie, General Manager Carmel Mission Inn | 3665 Rio Road | Carmel, CA 93923 |