Deepak Ohri

Deepak Ohri
Deepak Ohri
Born	(1968-02-09) 9 February 1968 India
Alma mater	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Occupation	Founder Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) lebua Hotels & Resorts President Luxury Atelier Maison Happiness (LAMH)
Organization(s)	Executive in Residence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Florida International University
Board member of	1) Chairman of Executive Board, Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, College of Business 2) Advisory Board Member, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Florida International University 3) Advisory Board Member, World Happiness Foundation 4) Board Member of the Executive Council, CEO World Magazine
Website	https://www.deepakohri.com/

Deepak Ohri (born 9 February 1968) is an author,[1] entrepreneur,[2] business leader, public speaker,[3] lecturer,[4] and mentor.[5]

Deepak Ohri graduated from the Institute of Hotel Management and the Indian Institute of Management. He started his career at the Indian Tourism Development Corporation. Ohri's early tenure included hospitality groups: Kempinski Hotels and Taj Hotels.[6]

He was the first employee and a founder of lebua Hotels and Resorts, and since 2006 the CEO of the company.

In 2019 Deepak Ohri was named a World’s Leading Travel Personality, a recognition granted by the World Travel Awards.[7] International Hospitality Institute[8] selected Deepak Ohri as one of the Global Top Most Inspirational Executives in Travel and Hospitality for 2022 and among the 100 Most Inspirational People in Travel/Hospitality in 2023.[9][10] Koktail Magazine and Thailand's Favorite Restaurants Guide 202, recognized Deepak Ohri for his contribution to Thailand's Hospitality Industry with the Thailand's Best award.[11] In July 2022, Deepak Ohri was recognized as a global leader in luxury [12] and International Hospitality Institute named Ohri as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality.[13]

Besides his work in the luxury hospitality industry, Ohri has lectured at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) & ISB Hyderabad, INSEAD and Harvard Business School,[14] Columbia University,[15] NYU Stern School of Business,[2] MIT Sloan,[16] INSEAD[17] and Florida International University. Deepak Ohri co-created and co-designed Luxury Incubator Project[18] for the MBA Program at Florida International University. The Luxury Incubator Project was co-designed with Dr. Anna Pietraszek, Director of Global Operations, Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Marketing Faculty at FIU. The project is first of its kind offered by the university.[19]

The Experiential Immersion by Deepak Ohri, a brand new education opportunity based on experiential learning techniques developed by Ohri, was designed for the Faculty Professional Development Program in International Business in collaboration with the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center and CIBER (Center for International Business Education and Research) at FIU.[20] Ohri directed a group of 15 faculty from several U.S. higher institutions who learned about Thai culture and business principles in Asia. It was a second experiential learning program co-created with Dr. Anna Pietraszek, Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at FIU. Their third experiential learning program is designed for business faculty to discover, experience and learn management principals in Antarctica.[21] In October 2022, Deepak Ohri and the father of modern marketing Prof.Philip Kotler discussed the new approach to "De-marketing and Happiness in the Post Covid19 Era" [22],in the live webinar moderated by the president of the Happiness Foundation. The webinar was part of the Faculty Professional Development Program: Experiential Immersion by Deepak Ohri,[23]. Deepak Ohri defined the concept of happiness as an expression of management and an achievement to obtain a perfect balance between the right and left sides of the brain.[24]

The business case study: lebua: A Thai Luxury Hotel’s Post-Pandemic Dilemmas, published by Ivey Publishing (July 2022)[25] and offered by Harvard Business Publishing (November 2022) demonstrates Ohri's approach to management, strategy and marketing of the luxury market and properties, and his vision in a time of crisis.

In May 2022, Deepak Ohri joined the World Happiness Foundation as an Advisory Board Member[26] and created a Happiness Office at lebua assuming additional responsibilities as a Chief Happiness Officer (CHO).[27] Deepak Ohri presented his vision on happiness and tourism at the Tourism Innovation Summit 2022 in Seville, Spain. He highlighted the importance of finding happiness within. In November 2022, Deepak Ohri was named the World's Leading Happiness Ambassador by the World Travel Awards.[28]

Deepak Ohri is an author of a book: A Bridge Not Too Far, Where Creativity Meets Innovation. The book explores how his humble beginnings have fueled his innovative entrepreneurial spirit and have informed his deeply human-centered approach to business and to life.[29] The book is adopted as case-study teaching material for the executive education courses[30] and was selected as the Top 25 Best Global Marketing books.[31] The Father of Modern Marketing, Prof. Philip Kotler selected A Bridge Not Too Far as one of the four marketing books that he recommends.[32] In February 2023, Hotel-Asia[33] highlighted the success of Deepak Ohri's book, A Bridge Not Too Far, in the leading article: "A Man Who Has The Last Laugh". The book also became Amazon's number one bestseller in sales in India.

Deepak Ohri is an inventor of Ohri Luxury Index, a tool that measures emotional experience in luxury and how such knowledge can elevate a value of a luxury brand.[34] [35] He is the president of Luxury Atelier Maison Happiness (LAMH ),[36] a luxury consulting company that prepares and delivers executive-level training courses in luxury marketing and management, one-on-one well-being sessions, and executive retreats for the global business leaders, companies, and students.

Deepak Ohri joined CEOWorld Magazine as an opinion columnist for C-Suite Advisory section and was appointed the magazine's board member of the Executive Council.[37]

• INSEAD Business School of the World, Paris[38]
• Harvard Kennedy School, US[4]
• Harvard Business School[39]
• New York Times International Luxury Conference[40]
• WTTC, Brazil[41]
• WTTC, Thailand[42]
• WTTC, Spain[43]
• Entrepreneurial Summit of IIM Bangalore, India[44]
• India Conference, Harvard[45]
• India Conference, Columbia Business School[46]
• INSEAD Global Luxury Forum, Switzerland[47]
• World Travel and Tourism Council, Japan[48]
• Global Tourism Economy Forum, China[49]
• The Economy Hotels World Asia Conference, Singapore
• Real Estate Funds and Emerging Markets Conference, NYC[50]
• The Financial Times Business of Luxury Summit, LA[51]
• Worldwide TRI*M Conference, New York
• Forbes Global CEO Conference, Singapore[52]
• Cityscape Conference, Singapore
• World Travel and Tourism Council Global Travel and Tourism Summit.[43]
• “Entrepreneurship Through the Eyes of Luxury” [53] Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center at FIU Business, Florida International University
• "Innovate the Innovation" - Entrepreneurial Approach to Innovation with Real Madrid[54]
• “Expanding Horizons: The Hospitalitization of the Real Estate Industry,” Wertheim Lecture Series by FIU's Hollo School of Real Estate[55]
• "Creating Global Community, Taking Students Out of the Classroom: An Experiential Learning and Inclusiveness Approach" Academy of International Business Conference (AIB),[56] Miami 2022
• "Digital Marketing Analytics for Today’s World" Keynote and Guest of Honor at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, in collaboration with Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, September 2022
• Executive MBA Consortium - Global Business Innovation - International Week 2022 - Keynote Speaker[57]
• "What Travellers Want? Insights Into the Ever Changing Needs of Travellers", Opening Session at Elevate Booking.com, Singapore, October 2022
• "De-marketing and Happiness in the Post Covid19 era, a Dialogue with Prof.Philip Kotler, Father of Modern Marketing", Thailand / USA [58]
• "Redefining Travel in the Changing World", CEO's and Leadership Panel, Tourism Innovation Summit, Seville, Spain 2022[59]
• "Happiness and the Future of Tourism", Distribution Channels Forum, Tourism Innovation Summit, Seville, Spain 2022

• Bloomberg High Flyers with Deepak Ohri
• Koktail Conversations with Nigel Oakins Episode 2 Deepak Ohri, CEO of Lebua Hotels
• BBC The CEO EDIT with Deepak Ohri
• CNBC - Deepak Ohri on TOURISM IN THAILAND
• KWAY Radio: Deepak Ohri Interview

• Conversations with Entrepreneurs / CEO Series: Deepak Ohri and Marc Lore
• Conversations with Entrepreneurs / CEO Series: Deepak Ohri and Adam Manikowski

• The Brain and Brand Show: Secrets of Unconscious Mind - Application Timothy Maurice Webster speaks to Deepak Ohri, about how to apply the secrets of the unconscious mind.
• School for Startups Radio with Jim Beach: Jim Beach and Deepak Ohri discuss Deepak's career and journey.
• MisFit Entrepreneur: Your Bridge is Not Too Far, How Deepak Ohri Changed the Hospitality Industry and Create the Life of His Dreams
• Deepak Ohri with Shalom Klein on Get Down To Business
• The Remarkable Leadership by Kevin Eikenberry: Where Creativity Meets Innovation with Deepak Ohri
• The Luxury of Happiness with Deepak Ohri in I Own It podcast with Ben Reinberg
• No Vacancy News: Deepak Ohri: CEO of lebua Hotels & Restaurants on Creativity & Innovation

• De-marketing and Happiness, dialogue with Philip Kotler, Father of Modern Marketing and Deepak Ohri
• Elevate Booking.com Singapore 2022
• Experiential Immersion by Deepak Ohri
• Entrepreneurship Disruptive Business Models | Columbia University
• Deepak Ohri's Lecture at INSEAD: The Business School for the World
• Deepak Ohri's Lecture at Harvard Business School

• Kirkus Review
• Independent Book Review
• The Midwest Book Review by Diane Donovan
• Forbes: This New Book Is The Perfect Antidote To Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’
• Hotels Asia Book Review: The man who has the Last Laugh