Michelle S. Russo

Morgans Hotel Group Co. operates, owns, acquires, develops, and redevelops boutique hotels. It also operates nightclubs, restaurants, bars, and other food and beverage venues in many of the hotels and casinos. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

StepStone Hospitality is a private company that aims to increase the value of their clients' assets. The company is based in Providence, RI. The company achieves this by providing hospitality services. Tom J. Russo has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Hotel Asset Value Enhancement, Inc. provides real estate asset management services. The firm offers asset management, advisory, investment management, operational efficiency and lender services. The company was founded by Michelle Russo and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance products and services. It offers whole life, term life, variable life and universal life insurance as well as college savings products, fixed & variable annuities, long-term care insurance, mutual funds and various forms of business insurance. The company's insurance products are issued by the following John Hancock insurance companies: John Hancock Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance was founded in 1862 and is located in Boston, MA.

Pinnacle Advisory Group Inc. (Pinnacle) is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1993 by John Hill, Ken Solow and Dwight Mikulis. They are a subsidiary of Congress Wealth Management LLC. Pinnacle provides financial planning and continuous investment management for affluent individual clients and a small number of institutional clients.

HVS Global Hospitality Services is a British company that offers comprehensive solutions to help clients succeed in the complex hospitality industry. The private company is based in London, UK. With over 250 employees in more than 50 offices worldwide, they provide expertise across all types of hospitality assets, including hotels, restaurants, casinos, shared-ownership lodging, mixed-use developments, golf courses, and spa and wellness, as well as conventions, sports, and entertainment facilities. The company offers a range of services from feasibility studies to advice on exit strategies. HVS specializes in the hospitality industry and invites clients to connect with their experts directly.