Sean Hennessey
CEO
Lodging Advisors LLC
330 Madison Ave.; 6th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 661-5519
shennessey@lodgingadvisors.com
Sean Hennessey founded Lodging Advisors in 2004 to provide highly personalized
counseling services to institutional investors, lenders, and other key players in the hotel
industry - including clients Delaware North Companies, Marriott International, Host
Hotels & Resorts, Citigroup and others.
Sean began his career in daily operations with companies such as Marriott, Disney
World, and numerous restaurants. He has a degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson &
Wales and a degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.
Sean is co-chair of the Lodging Industry Investment Council, serves of the Board of
Directors of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants and the New York
Chapter of the HSMAI. He is active with the ITM Hospitality Fund, which provides free
hotel rooms for needy families of patients traveling to New York City for critical medial
care.
A recognized expert, Sean has appeared on television shows such as CNN Headline
News and MSNBC, and radio programs such as National Public Radio and Bloomberg
News. He has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Barrons, The New York Times,
and virtually all hotel trade journals. He has spoken at the major hotel industry
investment conferences, as well as to such groups as the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Hennessey contributed to Hotel Investments: Issues and Perspectives, 3rd ed. and
Hotel Asset Management, 2nd ed.