Dee Patel is the Managing Director of The Hermitage Hotel, Tennessee’s Only Luxury Five Star Hotel. Patel is a leading ambassador in the Nashville hospitality industry and serves as a committed community partner in preserving historic land, culture and architecture in the heart of Music City. In 2019, she was named a Woman of Influence by the Nashville Business Journal, and received the Outstanding Woman Hotelier of the Year award presented by the Asian American Hotel Owners Association.