- Bjorn is a Hospitality Consultant, Executive Vice President of 795 Fifth Avenue Corporation (the owner of The Pierre Hotel), and a Director of Summit Hotel Properties (a NYSE Real Estate Investment Trust).
- He retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and predecessor firm Coopers & Lybrand in 2008 after serving as: Global Industry Chairman - Hospitality & Leisure, Global Industry Chairman - Real Estate, Member of US Leadership Committee, Member of Global Financial Advisory Services Management Committee, National Director of Appraisal Services, and Financial Advisory Services Partner for Industry and Research
- He served as Divisional Dean of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management/Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism from 2010 to 2014, and Co-Interim Dean of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies/NYU School of Professional Studies from 2011 to 2013, and as a full Clinical Professor from 2008 through 2018.
- Bjorn is recognized as a leading hospitality consultant, analyst, and author, and is frequently quoted for his research, statistical and econometric analyses.
- He has received numerous recognitions including:
- One of the 33 Most Influential People in the Travel
Industry Travel Weekly
- One of the 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings
Industry Meeting News
- Distinguished Conti Professor Penn State
- Brener Silver Plate recipient, Lodging Hospitality/NYU
International Hospitality Investment Conference
Cornell Hotelie of the Year
- One of the Lodging Industry's 75 Leaders AH&LA
Lodging Profiles in Leadership
- Cornell Hospitality Quarterly "Paper of the Year" (co-
author)
- Member of the Editorial Board, Cornell Hospitality
Quarterly
- Life Member, Cornell University Council
- Bjorn testifies as an expert witness in federal and state courts and arbitrations.