Randell A. Smith

FelCor Lodging LP engages in the operation and acquisition of hotels. The company was founded in May 1994 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

American Hotel & Lodging Association, Inc. is the largest hotel association in the United States, representing all segments of the industry nationwide. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company provides financial assistance to hoteliers through two main programs listed below. The company is focused on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social interactions, and workplace protocols to meet the new health and safety challenges and expectations presented by COVID-19. Chip Rogers has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Thayer Ventures Management Co LLC (Thayer Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Thayer Lodging Group founded in 2009 by Lucien ruby. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Hospitality Asset Managers Association is an organization that aims to enhance hospitality asset managers through education, advancement of the profession, and serving as the collective industry voice of hospitality ownership. The non-profit company is based in North Scituate, MA. The organization has approximately 200 professionals representing an estimated 3,200 hotels with over 760,000 rooms. Members are involved in asset management, acquisition, financing, and disposition of hotels. The HAMA supporter program provides the opportunity to join an exclusive listing of aligned hotel business partners for their membership. The organization's membership roster of approximately 200 professionals represents, among others, third-party firms, REITs. The company was founded by Matthew Cox, Robert D. Kline.

Capital Hotel Management LLC provides asset management services. The company was founded by Kenneth D. Wilson and Chad Crandell on December 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

CHMWarnick LLC is a leading provider of hotel asset management and advisory services for owners and lenders. The private company is regarded as a thought leader in hotel ownership issues and asset management practices. The company has six offices nationwide, including locations in Beverly, MA, and asset manage over 70 hotels comprising approximately 29,000 rooms valued at roughly $15 billion. The CEOs of the company are Chad Crandell and Marc Ellin. The company's services include asset management, loan monitoring, hotel receivership, hotel planning and development, acquisition due diligence, owner-entity accounting, management/operator selection and negotiation, capital planning, and disposition.

Hilton International Co. owns and operates hotels. It offers food, beverages, golf operations and spa services. The firm also provides conference halls for meeting and events. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

BARE International, Inc. provides mystery shoppers, audits, and evaluations for companies. Its services include in-store and online audits, e-mailing, real time interaction monitoring, online satisfaction surveys, data analysis, and reporting capabilities. The firm serves automotive, education, electronics, financial, gaming, health and wellness, hospitality, housing, insurance, luxury, oil and gas, restaurant, and retail industries. The company was founded by by Michael L. Bare and Dale Bare in 1987 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

APP Worldwide Ltd. provides advisory and management services. It specializes in hospitality, leisure, recreation, and health tourism. It offers viability, planning, implementation, and operations services. The company was founded by Roger A. Allen and is headquartered in Sonoma, CA.

Mystery Shopping Providers Association is a professional shopping trade association. The non-profit company is based in Louisville, KY. The company was founded by Michael Louis Bare.

North American Co. for Life & Health Insurance engages in the provision of quality insurance products to consumers throughout the U.S. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of term, universal life, and indexed universal life insurance products. It also offers a wide variety of traditional fixed and fixed index annuities and consistently ranks among the top fixed index annuity carrier in the U.S. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sammons Enterprises, Inc. operates as an investment holding company that specializes in investment services. It has businesses and investor partnerships in industries such as insurance, financial services, materials handling equipment, and real estate. The company was founded by Charles Addison Sammons in and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Midland National Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of life insurance products. It offers its products through multiple channels including independent agents, broker-dealers, benefit consultants, and third-party marketers. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Sammons Financial Group, Inc. provides insurance and financial services. It offers life and health insurance; traditional, fixed, and fixed index annuities; solutions for credit unions and insurance companies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Aimbridge Hospitality LLC operates as an independent hotel management and investment firm. It offers hotel management; resort and luxury, acquisition and development; capital oversight, receivership and interim management, asset management, and consulting services. The company was founded by Les Bentley and Dave Johnson in 2003 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP engages in the provision of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the global commercial real estate industry. Its services include investment advisory, debt placement, equity placement, M&A and corporate advisory, funds placement, loan sales, loan servicing, and global capital. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.