Richard Valtr '25 Contributor Since 2025

Richard Valtr is an entrepreneur and ex-hotelier with an extensive background in hotel investment and management. He was educated at University College London before returning to his native Czech Republic, where he managed a number of property developments, culminating in creation of the Emblem Hotel. While he was working at the property, he realized that hotel management systems had failed to keep pace with hotels or their guests, and he founded Mews to bring modern, seamless hospitality to hoteliers and guests alike. Since founding Mews, Valtr has pushed hoteliers to think differently, from operations and payments to optimizing every square inch of their properties.