Jay Rosen joined the organization as Head of Finance and Investments in May 2018, and is responsible for driving long-term strategic value by planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial and investment activities related to the company.

Rosen was a member of the investment teams at both Interstate Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, where he focused on acquisitions and asset management, before joining the HNW family, to oversee creating, planning, financing, and developing a $3.5 billion destination resort development in The Bahamas, Baha Mar.

Leading his own investment and advisory firm, JRO Capital Advisors, LLC, he utilized his extensive experience in hospitality and mixed-use assets to provide investment and advisory services across multiple sectors in North America, the Caribbean, and Middle East.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration where he concentrated on real estate finance.