Phillip Furusa

Senior Associate, Ankura

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Phillip Furusa is a Senior Associate with Ankura and brings several years of sales leadership, marketing, and project management experience. Prior to joining Ankura, Phillip held corporate travel sales leadership, managed hotel rate consulting and property management roles in the travel industry. Additionally, Phillip instructed college level courses in Communications, Critical Thinking, Sustainability, Project Management and Leadership.

Phillip spent 6 years at HRS Group (Global Hotel Solutions) as the North American Head of Sales. He was instrumental in establishing and expanding the presence of the company’s hotel solutions department on the North American continent. He worked in marketing and sales consulting for Assa Properties Inc in New York City and spent 5 years as Regional Manager for Jazz Hostels Inc, with a portfolio of properties in NYC, Miami, and Montreal QC. Phillip spent 5 years volunteering his business administration and project management expertise for Eco Africa Social Ventures, a non-profit created to assist underprivileged artists from Zimbabwe looking to sell their craftwork on international markets.

Phillip holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rhodes University in South Africa, with a double major in Cultural Anthropology and Industrial Sociology. He received a Master of Project Management (MPM) degree from the University of Mary and a Master of Science in Tourism and Hospitality Management from New York University. Phillip is currently working on a Ph.D. in Business Administration.

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