John Arabia

John V.
Arabia is currently Chief Executive Officer at Sunstone Hotel Partnership LLC.
He is an Independent Director at Essex Property Trust, Inc. since 2024 and an Independent Director at Janus Living, Inc. starting in 2026.
Formerly, Mr. Arabia was President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. from 2015 to 2021.
He served as an Independent Director at Education Realty Trust, Inc. from 2014 to 2018.
Other former roles include Director at Greystar Student Housing Growth & Income OP LP, Managing Director at Green Street Advisors LLC, Director at American Hotel & Lodging Association, Inc., Manager at Ernst & Young Real Estate Services Co. LLC, Member-Hotel Development Council at The Urban Land Institute from 2006 to 2013, and Consulting Manager at Kenneth Leventhal & Co. Education includes an MBA from the University of Southern California and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University.