DAVID PISOR, ELYSIAN HOTELS

David Pisor, the managing principal and CEO of a luxury hotel and residence in Chicago, has a unique and refreshing approach to his business. He is the innovator and brains behind Elysian, a unique, high-end property in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast. Pisor’s dream was to reimagine ultra-luxury living. Elysian has a sophisticated and timeless Art Deco–inspired setting, with 188 guest rooms and 52 private residences that sell for millions of dollars. The property has two extraordinary restaurants, as well as a bar, health club, and spa. It’s drop-dead glamorous. But glamour isn’t the essence of the brand.

Pisor grew up, not with a silver spoon in his mouth, but in a middle-class home inside the city limits of Detroit. ...

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