John W. Rutledge

John W. Rutledge is a real estate investor, developer, financier, and entrepreneur, Mr. Rutledge is the Founder, President, and CEO of Oxford Capital Group, LLC, an international real estate private equity, asset management, property management, and development firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Oxford’s investment activities have concentrated on complicated, large-scale acquisitions, developments, and redevelopments. Its primary areas of focus are hospitality, mixed-use, senior housing, multifamily, urban retail, parking, and other operationally intensive forms of lifestyle real estate, including health, fitness, spa, athletic and sports/entertainment destination clubs, rooftop/nightlife venues, and other destination food & beverage outlets. Mr. Rutledge is also the Founder, President, and CEO of its primary hotel operating affiliate, Oxford Hotels, and Resorts, LLC., which specializes in operating, managing, and branding distinctive, high design lifestyle hotels and food & beverage venues. He is also the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Oxford Living, LLC, its Canadian senior housing management and investment platform. He is also the Founder, President, and CEO of Oxford Residential, LLC, its multifamily development affiliate. Oxford’s current portfolio includes a growing collection of upscale, upper-upscale, and luxury lifestyle hospitality brands including About Last Knife (ALK), Audrey. Cass, Felix, Godfrey, Griffin, I|O Rooftop, Julian, King George, Le Meridien Essex Chicago, LH Rooftop, LondonHouse, Ruka, Hotel Los Gatos, Porter, Spa Boutique, Thompson (Chicago), Versey and Vertigo. Oxford’s geographic focus includes Canada and the Top 25 US MSAs including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, metro Washington D.C., and other select markets with unique attributes including Charleston, SC, New Orleans, LA, and various markets throughout Florida.

Mr. Rutledge co-founded his first company, Oxford Realty Corporation at age 24. He co-founded his second company, Oxford Capital Partners, Inc. during his second year of business school in 1994 while simultaneously completing an extended internship at the Wall Street mergers & acquisitions and merchant banking firm of Wasserstein, Perella & Co. His third company, Oxford Capital Group, LLC, a successor company to Oxford Capital Partners, Inc., was founded during the 2004-2006 timeframe.