{"id":19534,"date":"2023-12-05T12:09:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/?post_type=profile&p=19534"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:47:22","slug":"bashar-wali","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/profile\/bashar-wali\/","title":{"rendered":"Bashar Wali"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c<\/span>My People used to say, when a stranger appears at your door, feed him for three days before asking who he is, where he’s come from, where he’s headed. That way, he’ll have strength enough to answer. Or, by then you’ll be such good friends, you don’t care.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bashar Wali is a founder, a father, and a hotel fanatic. He\u2019s a pragmatist\u2014hungry to experience life not as it is packaged and sold, but as it is. His vested interest in hospitality, culture, and design, is cut with curiosity of what\u2019s possible, beyond the status quo.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bashar is always looking for that spark\u2014that perfect symmetry of an idea and its physical manifestation\u2014to make human experiences as we know them, better. He\u2019s the consummate Host of the Soir\u00e9e\u2014ever in pursuit of a shared humanity among friends, colleagues, and total strangers. This is perhaps his greatest gift: bringing together a group that\u2019s more inspiring than the sum of its parts.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As founder and CEO of This Assembly and Practice Hospitality, Bashar draws upon expertise honed over a 30-year career in hospitality. An expert in the lifestyle space, Bashar is known for pushing limits in his philosopher-meets-hotelier kind of way. Whether helming the TEDx stage, hosting a Global YPO event, or collaborating on Clubhouse, Bashar\u2019s message is unwavering: service is what you deliver, hospitality is how you make people feel.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bashar has done every job in a hotel\u2014from frying an egg to negotiating a deal\u2014working for Starwood Hotels before leading acquisitions and development globally at Grand Heritage Hotels. Prior to launching This Assembly and Practice Hospitality, Bashar served as President\/CEO of Provenance Hotels, where he remains a partner, for 15 years, growing the company from five to 15 hotels, 1,500 team members, and expanding the collection from the Pacific Northwest to an award-winning national brand, with annual revenue in excess of $150 million.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When Bashar isn\u2019t traveling to 50+ countries and 45+ states, he\u2019s home in Portland, Oregon with his wife and kids, dreaming up the hotels of tomorrow.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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