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Hospitality Real Estate Strategy Group
![ohn O'Neill, professor of the School of Hospitality Management and Director of the Real Estate Strategy Group engages Hospitality Management students at various industry conferences and events.](/sites/default/files/styles/page_image_909x564/public/hospitality-management-hmshm/hospitality-management-hmshm-john-oneil-engaging-conferences-and-events.png?itok=If7aBQde)
The Hospitality Real Estate Strategy Group focuses on teaching, research and outreach related to real estate, strategy and entrepreneurship in the hospitality industry.
Current advisors to the Hospitality Real Estate Strategy Group
Barry Bloom, Ph.D | President and Chief Operating Officer
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
Gary Brandeis | CEO and Founder
Scholar Hotel Group
George Dabney | Managing Principal and CFO
Noble Investment Group
Bill Fortier | Senior Vice President, Development
Hilton
Michael Fruin | Regional Vice President, Development
Choice Hotels International
Steve Hood | Senior Vice President, Research
STR
Eric Jacobs | Chief Global Growth Officer
Aimbridge Hospitality
Heddy Kervandjian | Principal
HFL Corporation
Robert Mandelbaum | Research Director
CBRE Hotels
Heidi Nicholas | Principal
Nicholas Enterprises
John O’Neill, Ph.D. | Professor and Director, Hospitality Real Estate Strategy Group
The Pennsylvania State University
Richard Pastorino | CEO
REVPAR International
Stephen Rushmore, Jr. | President and CEO
HVS
Alex Sahakian | President
Highland Holding Group
Academic Advisors
Brent Ambrose, Ph.D. | Jason and Julie Borrelli Faculty Chair and Director
Institute for Real Estate Studies, Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
Bing Wang, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and Area Head
Real Estate and the Built Environment
Co-chair, Real Estate Management: Design, Finance and Leadership, Harvard Business School
The Penn State Index of U.S. Hotel Values
The group also produces the Penn State Index of U.S. Hotel Values, an index that projects hotel values for the overall U.S. and for the specific hotel property types of Luxury, Upper Upscale, Upscale, Upper Midscale, Midscale and Economy hotels.
John O'Neill, professor of the School of Hospitality Management and director of the Real Estate Strategy Group engages hospitality management students at various industry conferences and events.
![: O'Neill's Hospitality Real Estate class toured the Hilton Worldwide Headquarters in McLean, VA, and met with Hilton CEO, Chris Nassetta. Donna Quadri-Felitti, Marvin Ashner Director and Brian Black, Director of Hospitality Industry and Alumni Relations joined on the class trip.](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_slideshow_cover_image/public/hospitality-management-hmshm/hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group/hospitality-management-hmshm-hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group-class-tour-hilton-worldwide.png?itok=XOvQrhjn)
![=: O'Neill's Hospitality Real Estate class toured the Hilton Worldwide Headquarters in McLean, VA, and met with Hilton CEO, Chris Nassetta. Donna Quadri-Felitti, Marvin Ashner Director and Brian Black, Director of Hospitality Industry and Alumni Relations joined on the class trip.](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_slideshow_xlarge/public/hospitality-management-hmshm/hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group/hospitality-management-hmshm-hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group-class-tour-hilton-worldwide.png?itok=saq7n3LR)
![=O'Neill and two School of Hospitality Management students attended the Bisnow Lodging Investment Summit at the Tysons Corner Hilton outside Washington, DC. O’Neill introduced the CEO panel at the conference. Left to right: Alex Myers and Leif Barron, John O'Neill](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_slideshow_xlarge/public/hospitality-management-hmshm/hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group/hospitality-management-hmshm-hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group-bisnow-lodging-investment-summit_1.jpg?itok=ANwge4f0)
![=O'Neill and two School of Hospitality Management students made presentations at the annual Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) conference at the Westin Hotel in Boston. left to right: Dr. John O'Neill, Samantha Martin, Chase Garber](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_slideshow_xlarge/public/hospitality-management-hmshm/hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group/hospitality-management-hmshm-hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group-hospitality-asset-managers.png?itok=Or0oJ3_5)
![=Faculty, students and alumni gathered with hospitality industry real estate and strategy executives at the annual Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles. Left to right: John O'Neill, students Jordan Camut and Jeremy Belfer; Jason Loggie, alumnus and Food and Beverage Director, Los Angeles Renaissance hotel; students Nicole Orie and Rachel Cowley; Brian Black, Director of Hospitality Industry and Alumni Relations](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_slideshow_xlarge/public/hospitality-management-hmshm/hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group/hospitality-management-hmshm-hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group-americas-lodging-investment.png?itok=SMCdnv0i)
![=The annual Hilton lecture at Michigan State University features industry executives plus one academic researcher each year. This year's topic was the recent New York City Waldorf-Astoria sale transaction. left to right: Michael McCall, Director, MSU School of Hospitality Business; Lynette Saw, Analyst, Hilton Worldwide; Matthew Sparks, Senior Vice President, Hilton Worldwide; John O'Neill, Raymond Schmidgall, Hilton Hotels Professor, MSU School of Hospitality Business](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_slideshow_xlarge/public/hospitality-management-hmshm/hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group/hospitality-management-hmshm-hospitality-real-estate-strategy-group-annual-hilton-lecture-michigan.png?itok=lGaUU9ye)