Montgomery Jack Bennett is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded 6 companies, among them: Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Ashford OAINC, Inc. and Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. and who has been the head of 10 different companies. Currently, he occupies the position of Chairman at Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (which he founded in 2003), Chairman of Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (which he founded in 2013), Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Remington Hotel Corp. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Ashford, Inc. (which he founded in 2014), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Ashford OAINC, Inc. (which he founded in 2014), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Ashford LLC and Chief Executive Officer at Remington Holdings LP (which are all subsidiaries of Ashford, Inc.). Mr. Bennett is also Member-Hotel Council at The Urban Land Institute, Member-Real Estate Finance Advisory Council at American Hotel & Lodging Association, Inc., Member of Cornell Hotel Society, Inc. and Member-CEO Fiscal Leadership Council at Fix The Debt.

In his past career Montgomery Jack Bennett held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Ashford Investment Management LLC (he founded the company in 2014) and Chief Executive Officer & Owner at Remington Lodging & Hospitality LLC.

He received an MBA from Johnson Graduate School of Management and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.