Michael Bonadies

The Climb

Georgetown University and Clyde's in Washington, DC formed the first frame of Michael Bonadies’s career: school on one side, dish pit on the other. That combination matters in this trade. A kitchen does not reward theory alone, and it does not forgive inattentiveness. Starting at the most basic station meant learning timing, discipline, and how service actually moves before moving into roles that asked for broader judgment. At Drew Nieporent’s Myriad Restaurant Group, Michael Bonadies became co-founder, shifting from execution to building alongside others. The title marked a different kind of responsibility: not just keeping operations moving, but helping shape the structure that supports them. In a business like this, co-founding requires more than ambition; it requires the ability to hold pace, pressure, and the practical demands of a growing hospitality operation. At 21c Museum Hotels, Michael Bonadies served as President & CEO, a role that asks for consistency across brand, service, and operations. The work at that level is less about a single room than the standard that reaches every room. In a distinctive luxury brand, those expectations are inseparable: the business has to function cleanly, and the guest experience has to land with the same precision every time. Today, Michael Bonadies is president of Bonadies Hospitality LLC. The line from Clyde’s to this role is a straight one in one sense and a layered one in another: dish work, co-founding, executive leadership, and now ownership of the name on the door. Across Georgetown University, Clyde's in Washington, DC, Drew Nieporent’s Myriad Restaurant Group, and 21c Museum Hotels, the throughline is practical knowledge built over time.