Mogavero was named Cornell University Hotel School’s Innovator of the Year in 2015, and received the Harvard Business School of NY America’s Entrepreneur Award. Damian regularly speaks at hospitality, food and technology conferences including the National Restaurant Association Show and Dreamforce. He addressed the Class of 2017 at Cornell University Hotel School as part of the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series.  

A passionate oenophile and coffee fanatic, Damian passed the WSET Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Wine and Spirits in 2008 with distinction, and successfully completed the first part of his Barista certification through Counter Culture in 2014. Damian graduated summa cum laude from La Salle University and earned his MBA from Harvard University. Before becoming a restaurant-CFO-turned-entrepreneur, he worked on Wall Street as an investment banker at Dillon, Read & Co.