Jerry Inzerillo

Gerard “Jerry” Inzerillo is a globally celebrated Forbes-cover visionary in the Hospitality, Tourism and Development industries, with a deep aptitude for positioning strategies and iconic developments. Over the course of his five-decade career in the industry, he has been a champion for the sector and its people, and the creative and logistical mind behind some of the world’s most innovative luxury brand activations and spectacular development and launches. In recognition of his leadership and empathetic outreach to the global tourism community during the COVID-19 pandemic, he was voted the ‘’Corporate Hotelier of the World’’ by Hotels Magazine, considered the most prestigious recognition in Global Hospitality as well as being appointed an Ambassador of Tourism by United Nations and the recipient of the “Tourism for Peace Award” by the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO), honoring Inzerillo’s unique contributions to World peace by bringing people together through travel and tourism. In June 2018, Inzerillo was appointed by HRH The Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be the founding CEO of the newly created Diriyah Gate Development Authority, (DGDA), a USD $63 Billion Vision 2030 giga-project aimed at restoring and reimagining the ancestral home of the original Saudi state. In this role, Inzerillo is charged with developing and implementing 5 master plans of 141 million square meters to development area into one of the world’s greatest gathering places and the center of culture and heritage in the Middle East. The Masterplans will encompass world-class cultural, entertainment, retail, hospitality, educational, religious, office and residential assets, with the UNESCO World Heritage site of At-Turaif as its center-point. Phase 1 was successfully opened in 2022 for the Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council – WTTC, as well as the UNWTO 45th Global Tourism Summit in 2023.