Leslie D. Hale

Leslie D. Hale is the current President & CEO at RLJ Lodging Trust. Prior to this, they were with Goldman Sachs as a Mergers & Strategic Advisory Associate and then GE as an Associate Director in the Strategic Capital Group and a Real Estate Analyst/Underwriter.

Ms. Hale has had a long and successful career in the finance industry. Leslie has experience working with large institutional clients and has closed deals totaling over $3BN. Ms. Hale is a strategic thinker and an expert in real estate financing.

Leslie D. Hale has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA in finance from Howard University, where they graduated summa cum laude.

Some direct reports include Jeffrey Dauray - Co-Chief Investment Officer, Susan Sloan - Vice President and Controller, and Sean Mahoney - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.