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.

John O’Neill attended the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles with a group of students, including Josh Jacobs, pictured, along with over 1,000 hospitality industry real estate and strategy executives.

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

Edward Blum | Executive Vice President, Development & Acquisitions
Aimbridge Hospitality

Gary Brandeis | President and Founder
Scholar Hotel Group

George Dabney | Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Noble Investment Group

Bill Fortier | Senior Vice President, Development
Hilton

Michael Fruin | Senior Vice President, Development
WaterWalk Holding Company

Steve Hood | Senior Vice President, Research
STR

Eric Jacobs | Senior Vice President, Select Brands
Marriott International

Robert Mandelbaum | Director of Research Information Services
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

Mathias Shaner | Chairman and CEO
Shaner Investments

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.

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.

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.