Kishan Patel

Kishan Patel, MBA, currently serves as the Regional Vice President of Franchise Development at Choice Hotels International, overseeing operations in the Pacific Northwest, which includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska. Since August 2017, Kishan has also held the position of President at KARV Property Management, Inc., and has been a Partner at Prestige Capital Group since December 2020. Previous roles include Regional Vice President of Franchise Development at Sonesta Hotels and various positions at RLH Corporation, including Director of Franchise Development. Earlier experience encompasses roles at Coupa Software and Alfresco in customer adoption and data operations. Kishan holds an MBA in International Management and a BBA in Entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's College of California.