George Goldhoff ’84

Hotel and Restaurant Management (A.A.S. degree), President at Hard Rock, Cincinnati, and former President and CEO of PURE Canadian Gaming, based in Edmonton, Alberta.

George was also recruited to assist in the opening of Steve Wynn’s Bellagio, the first Five Diamond casino resort in Las Vegas. He continued to work with MGM Corporation at the Four Diamond Mississippi property, Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, and later became General Manager of Goldstrike Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Throughout his career, he has also led teams at some of the most iconic hospitality venues, including The Rainbow Room and The Plaza Hotel in New York. After he earned his A.A.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Management from SUNY Schenectady, George went on to graduate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and holds an MBA from Columbia University.