Burt Cabañas, Founder and Chairman of BENCHMARK®, A Global Hospitality Company, Named Chairman of the FIU Foundation

FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management: | March 17, 2021

The Woodlands, Houston, Texas - March 17, 2021 - Burt Cabañas, founder and chairman of BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has been named chairman of the Florida International University (FIU) Foundation. A 1976 graduate of FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Mr. Cabañas served on FIU’s Chaplin School Industry Advisory Board from 2002 – 2014 and in the role of Chairman from 2009 – 2014. He joined the FIU Foundation Board in 2014, serving as vice chair from 2018-2020, and becoming chairman this year. "It is an honor to serve in this capacity and give back to an industry and to a university that...