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    Managing Director

    Jason Strauss

    Co-CEO, Tao Group Hospitality

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    Portrait of Jason Strauss

    Portrait of Jason Strauss

    i. Biography

    Jason Strauss is the Co-CEO of Tao Group Hospitality, the company behind TAO, OMNIA, Marquee, LAVO, Beauty & Essex, Cathédrale, and other hospitality brands. A native New Yorker, he and his partners formed Tao Group in 2009 after launching successful nightlife and restaurant concepts including Marquee, Tao, Lavo, Beauty & Essex, Cathédrale, Koma, and Avenue. In 2021, Tao Group acquired the Hakkasan Group, adding OMNIA to its portfolio, and in 2023 Strauss and Noah Tepperberg sold a majority stake to Mohari Hospitality while remaining Co-CEOs and shareholders.

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