Michael Fuerstman

Michael Fuerstman is the Co-Founder of Pendry Hotels & Resorts, the new luxury brand from Montage International. In this role, Mr. Fuerstman oversees the development of the brand and its execution in design, guest experience, programming and new development.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Fuerstman was the Corporate Director, Acquisitions & Development, for Montage Hotels & Resorts, responsible for new business development and acquisition opportunities for the company. Mr. Fuerstman joined Montage Hotels & Resorts in 2009 as the Residential Sales Operations Manager at Montage Beverly Hills, where he led a team of sales associates in the strategic planning, marketing and sales for Montage Residences Beverly Hills. Prior to joining Montage Hotels & Resorts, he was an Assistant Project Manager with The Athens Group, a luxury resort developer, and was the co-founder of www.socialmonkey.com, one of the web’s first location-based, mobile social networking websites.

Mr. Fuerstman was honored with Boutique Design’s 2018 Up-and-Coming Hoteliers Award and HOTELS magazine recognized Mr. Fuerstman as one of its 20 Rising Star Hoteliers all 40 and under.

Mr. Fuerstman is a graduate of Tufts University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.