Jeff Hughes

Biography

Hughes is a seasoned association executive officer who has served as CEO and president for two nonprofit organizations, most recently the Industrial Supply Association and prior to that GAMA International. He is wholly committed to and has consistently demonstrated an ability to provide members with research-based, relevant, and innovative benefits and services and timely, two-way communication. He began his working life in the food services and restaurant management sector of the hospitality industry. He completed his career in the financial services sector as assistant vice president and learning officer for AXA Equitable/The MONY Group. Jeff is a graduate of Syracuse University where he majored in personnel-industrial relations, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from the university's School of Management. He had subsequent graduate studies in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration at Cornell. Before moving to the Toledo, OH area, he lived in Central Florida with his wife Cynthia where they had the benefit of spending many happy hours together with their three grandsons who lived nearby. Both Hughes and his wife’s roots are founded in eastern Pennsylvania.

Research Interest

Hospitality