[5][6] After high school, he attended Gettysburg College where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978.
[5] Fuerstman began his career with the hospitality conglomerate Marriott International, taking a position with the company after graduating from college.
[8] He moved on with ITT Sheraton where he was president and managing director of The Phoenician resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
[10] During his time at the Bellagio, it became the first in Las Vegas to receive AAA Auto Club's five diamond rating.
[16] Fuerstman has grown Montage Hotels into 5 properties as of 2014, including two in California, one in Utah, one in South Carolina, and one in Hawaii.
[7] He also serves on the advisory board for the Northern Arizona University School of Hotel and Restaurant Management.