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Founder. Visionary. Hospitality Leader. Community Builder.

Creating Spaces That Inspire Connection
Nikita Khandheria is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ERIA, a hospitality company redefining how people gather through events, experiences, and destination venues.
Her approach has been shaped by living between the United States and India, studying in Scotland, and travelling to more than sixty countries to learn what makes people feel welcome.
Nikita Khandheria
- Bay Area venues
- 3
- Countries studied
- 60+
- Continents lived in
- 2
Work with Nikita
Consulting, speaking and venue partnerships — start with a conversation.
Founder
CEO of ERIA — waterfront venues, events, and destination hospitality across California.
Visionary
Sixty-plus countries of hospitality study, turned into spaces designed for real gathering.
Connector
Events as communication — the moments that strengthen relationships and shape culture.
Impact Driven
From early community work to ERIA, building systems that keep creating opportunity.
Selected Work
A few of the celebrations, launches and gatherings ERIA has hosted on the water.
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“People change people, and some of life's most important moments begin when we create the right space for them to meet.”



















