CHA;Founder CEO of ZenZone by Sanctuate!

Karima Zaki knew she wanted to be an American well before she and her family immigrated to the United States.

Earning a bachelor’s in International Political Science and a masters in German Language Arts, she seemed headed to law school until she got bitten by the hotel bug late in her college career.

Zaki started with Hyatt Hotels as a management trainee in an industry that at the time had no women at the General Manager Level. Determined to break that glass ceiling, Zaki worked for a decade to finally reach a GM appointment. Going on to be promoted to positions such as Area Vice President, running the 2000 room Hilton San Francisco, negotiating the largest union contract with Unite H.E.R.E and being charged with the full responsibility to oversee the construction and development of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront are a few ways that Zaki made her mark in the industry.

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