EFEB Speaker Shares Valuable Lessons

The Economics, Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Business (EFEB) Concentration hosted its second speaker of the school year with a visit by Potomac parent Anu Saxena. Ms. Saxena is the President of Hilton Supply Management (HSM). In her talk entitled "What Does It Take to Run 20,000 Hotels? A Lesson in Global Supply Chain Management," Ms. Saxena spoke about Hilton's "capital-light" business model driven by franchising and hotel management. As the largest global hospitality supply chain organization, with $12 billion of purchasing power across 16,000 properties worldwide, HSM is able to deliver hospitality and competitive pricing, both to Hilton and competing hotel brands. With Hilton's global footprint, Ms. Saxena described Hilton's commitment to the communities they serve and their approach to ESG. Ms. Saxena closed with a few anecdotes she has learned from her professional journey, including that there are no wrong choices if you are learning.