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Steve Goldman

MD & Head of Hotel Acquisitions, Americas at Starwood Capital Group

Steve Goldman is a Managing Director and Head of Hotel Acquisitions for the Americas at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Goldman leads sourcing, structuring, underwriting and executing investments in the hospitality and leisure sectors.

Mr. Goldman has more than 38 years of lodging industry investment experience within private equity, public company and family businesses. Prior to rejoining Starwood Mr. Goldman was a senior advisor for lodging related investments at a $15B hedge fund. Mr. Goldman held Chief Executive Officer roles at FelCor Lodging Trust, including through the integration of its merger with RLJ Lodging Trust, and Sunstone Hotel Investors. He served as President of SH Group (now called SH Hotels & Resorts), Barry Sternlicht’s innovative hotel brand management company, and as Chief Executive Officer of Societe du Louvre, a Paris-based holding company owned by an affiliate of Starwood Capital that owned both luxury and economy hotel real estate, brand and management companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Goldman held senior acquisitions and asset management roles for Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corp. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and the Walt Disney Company.

Mr. Goldman received a B.S. degree from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

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  • MD & Head of Hotel Acquisitions, Americas

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