Kannan Sankaran

Managing Director of the HVS Consulting & Valuation practice in Washington, D.C., Kannan Sankaran has more than 25 years of professional experience in the hospitality industry. Kannan works with clients to assist them in making strategic investment decisions throughout the entirety of a hospitality asset’s life cycle, ranging from development and acquisition through repositioning and disposition. His knowledge base and client-focused approach allow him to offer guidance and provide solutions that are derived from information and data, supported by market-based evidence and intelligence. He offers expertise in market and economic feasibility studies, strategic asset advisory assignments, acquisition and disposition due diligence, highest and best use analyses, complex asset and business valuation assignments, RFP development and execution, impact analyses, and litigation support. Kannan’s consulting engagements cover a broad spectrum of real estate asset types, including hotels, resorts, golf courses, marinas, conference/convention centers, and private schools (K-12). He has deeply rooted experience in and knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic U.S. region; moreover, he has also conducted a significant number of assignments throughout the United States and in international markets, including the Caribbean region. Kannan earned his BBA in Finance and an MS in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He has been a guest lecturer at universities that offer hotel/hospitality programs and at related industry events, and he has been quoted in local and national publications. Kannan is a founding member of the Tourism Leadership Council for The George Washington University’s Master of Science in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management (MS THEM) program.