Leading Women Entrepreneur Series: Dora Ullian, Owner, Eliot Hotel and Simmons SOM Alumna
Event: “Creation of the Eliot Hotel: High Growth in the Boutique Hospitality Industry”
Date: March 17, 2008
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Reception starts at 5:00 p.m.
Place: Case Room 1, 451 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA
RSVP: entrepreneurship@simmons.edu
Owner of the Eliot Hotel Dora Ullian kicks off the 2008 Leading Women Entrepreneur Speaker Series on March 17. Born in Montreal, Canada in 1944, Dora Ullian received her BA at Mcgill University and continued her education at Harvard University Graduate School of Education, completing her EdD in Human Development in 1976. Ms. Ullian taught at Wheelock College until 1981 and received a Radcliffe Fellowship to conduct research and to write about male and female development in children and adolescence.
In 1983, she entered the Simmons SOM and completed her MBA in one year. Following a one year position at Fidelity, she decided in 1990, with her husband to rehabilitate and rebrand The Eliot Hotel to a luxury boutique hotel. Within 6 years, the hotel was awarded four stars by Conde Nast and was named one of the best hotels in the world. In 1998, with the declining visibility of the Eliot Lounge, Ms. Ullian sought to enhance the value of the hotel by adding an upscale restaurant and she developed Clio and Uni sashimi bar with her partner in the restaurant, Ken Oringer. Ms. Ullian now oversees the marketing and operations of the hotel as well as the restaurants.
Dora Ullian is married to Arthur Ullian, a real estate developer, and has a son Ben who is presently completing his senior year at college.
Join us as we hear firsthand about this leading woman entrepreneur’s experience owning and managing one of the finest and most successful hotels in Boston.
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