Lauren Hock, the Senior Vice President and Leader of HVS New Orleans, has spent more than a decade studying and working with hotels from coast to coast. She has vast experience consulting on hotels along the Gulf Coast, New Orleans, and other important markets throughout the region. Lauren earned her BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University, and prior to joining HVS held managerial positions at the Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Hotel & Resort and the Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach, California.