ADVISORY BOARD
Timothy Tobin, ED.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Vice President, Franchisee Onboarding & Learning, Choice Hotels International
Dr. Timothy Tobin is a learning and leadership development professional committed to helping individuals and organizations reach their greatest potential. He is currently Dean of Choice University where he is responsible for learning strategy and programs for all franchisees. He has also held similar roles for other Hospitality and Professional Services organizations. His work was recognized with the 2014 Chief Learning Officer Global Learning Award, 2012 Chief Learning Officer Learning in Practice Innovation Award, and the 2005 Future Human Capital Leader award from Human Capital Magazine.
Dr. Tobin is the author of "Your Leadership Story: Use Your Story to Energize, Inspire, and Motivate." He has blogged for the Harvard Business Review, Drucker Global Forum and SmartBrief on Leadership. He received his Doctorate of Education in Human Resources Development from George Washington University and his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Delaware.
On a personal note, Dr. Tobin is a nine-time marathon finisher and four-time Ironman triathlon finisher. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Sara, and their son and daughter.
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Patrick Hoffstetter
Chief Executive Officer, Newmedia360; Senior Advisor, Bain & Company
Patrick Hoffstetter is the CEO of Newmedia360, which provides strategic consulting on digital transformation for corporation on one hand and on the other currently incubates 20 different start ups. He is also Senior Advisor for Bain & Company and Viva Technology, and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.
A graduate of HEC business school, Patrick began his career in New York, where he worked for Rail Europe Group, a subsidiary of SNCF. He returned to Europe to take up a development role for Eurostar, before being promoted to International Strategy Director for SNCF. In 2000, Patrick entered the world of high-tech, joining SFR as Director of Marketing and then of Multimedia. He subsequently joined Yahoo Europe, where he was in charge of products and services from 2005 to 2007. Patrick also served as CEO France for Lasminute.com, which he joined in 2008, before being promoted to Vice President for Europe.
Patrick joined Renault in 2011 to become one of the first French Chief Digital Officer (CDO). In this role he set up the Digital Factory and led the acceleration of the digital transformation of the Group worldwide. He also co-founded and chaired the “eG10 club” which is composed of 15 CDOs from different sectors, mostly within the CAC40. For those achievements he was awarded “Europe first CDO” in 2015 by the US CDO Club.