David BernandDavid Bernand is appointed General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, the city’s only Forbes five-star and AAA five-diamond hotel. Bernand, who served previously at the Georgetown hotel for six years and received three promotions starting as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage to Hotel Manager, is called once again to manage the 222-room hotel, Seasons Restaurant, BOURBON STEAK, M29 LIFESTYLE, and a diverse staff of over 450 employees. He is the eighth general manager at the helm of the first Four Seasons Hotel to open in the United States 35 years ago. A 16-year Four Seasons veteran now on his sixth post, Bernand’s food and beverage background trained him to expect the unexpected in the dynamic restaurant scene. He also acquired the skills and agility to think outside the box. These talents where all put to use during President George W. Bush’s two inaugurations and President Barack Obama’s unprecedented 2009 inauguration. With three presidential inaugurations and countless diplomatic visits under his belt, Bernand is excited to be back in this cosmopolitan city and committed to leading his team to great success. A native of Roanne, France, Bernand’s hospitality vocation began at his family’s bakery, which his grandfather founded. He later pursued front-of-the house positions in restaurants across France before starting his hotel profession at a five-star international hotel in Luxembourg. He then joined Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in 1999 as Assistant Manager and Sommelier at Café on the Green at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas. His career with Four Seasons includes professional successes as Resort Manager in Scottsdale, Arizona and the promotion to General Manager at Four Seasons Resort and Residences in Jackson Hole, WY. Fluent in English, French and Spanish, Bernand is a certified sommelier who looks forward to rediscovering DC’s evolving restaurant scene. He is also an outdoorsman and an avid runner participating in numerous marathon and triathlons. Bernand is thrilled to once again run among the city’s historic monuments while serving as a tour guide to the hotel’s guests who join him for Run My City, a complimentary three- to six-mile run every Tuesday at 6:30 am.