Charles Mahabir brings more than twenty-five years of experience spanning hotel management, commercial real estate development, and hospitality workforce solutions. From a hotel operations perspective, Charles has worked with major hospitality brands including Hyatt, IHG, Hilton, and Marriott, and has served in multiple General Manager assignments. He has also been involved in asset management and senior living real estate development projects from pre-development through execution, giving him a broad business perspective across operations, staffing, and development.

Charles currently serves as Executive Vice President of FREI Hospitality Group, an award-winning multi-region hospitality staffing company serving 90+ Hospitality Partners with over 900 associates.

Outside of his executive role, Charles writes about hospitality trends, workforce development, emerging technology, and practical issues worth thinking about as the industry continues to evolve.