Education
Bachelor in History, Davidson College.
Bachelor in History, Davidson College.
Various positions, including vice president, franchise Quality Inns (now Choice Hotels International). Various development & operating positions, including vice president development Lincoln Hotels. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., MeriStar Hospitality Corporation, Washington, 1998—2006.
Chief Executive Officer Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 1998—2003, chairman, 1998—2009. Founder, chairman CapStar Hotel Company (merged with American General Hospitality Corporation), Washington, 1987—1998, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 2006. Board directors NVR, Inc., since 2007.
Board trustees, member, governing council Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Washington. Board governors NAREIT. Member, industry real estate & financing advisory council Am, Hotel & Lodging Association.
Member Urban Land Institute, Travel Business Roundtable.