Saajan Patel

Saajan (Sage) Patel has a diverse work experience that spans various roles and industries. Saajan (Sage) started off as an Assistant Director of Sales at Choice Hotels International in 2011. The following year, they interned as a General Manager at InterContinental Hotels Group. In 2013, Saajan worked as a Marketing and Business Development Intern at Soletron. Saajan (Sage) then entered the investment banking field, working as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at BMO Capital Markets in 2014, followed by an Investment Banking Analyst role in Leverage Finance in 2015. Saajan joined Kusa Hospitality in 2016 as an Associate in Acquisition and Strategy. In 2018, they took on the role of Senior Financial Analyst at PM Hotel Group. Later, they became the Corporate Director of Strategic Initiatives and finally the Vice President in charge of Strategic Initiatives, Investment, and Feasibility at PM Hotel Group.

Saajan (Sage) Patel earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Emory University's Goizueta Business School, with a focus on Finance, Marketing, and Real Estate. Later, Saajan completed a Master of Management in Hospitality degree at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration.