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Lisa Sexton is Senior Vice President for Marriott International. Ms. Sexton is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is responsible for leading the development of Marriott’s Premium Full Service brands as well as the JW Marriott and The Luxury Collection brands in the Eastern Region of United States and Canada.

Ms. Sexton joined Marriott in 2015 and brings more than 20 years’ experience in the lodging industry with expertise in hotel development, transactions and finance. Ms. Sexton previously served as Vice President on Marriott’s Eastern Region team where she was responsible for hotel development for Marriott, JW Marriott, The Luxury Collection, Westin, Le Meridien, Renaissance, Sheraton, Delta Hotels, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Design Hotels and Gaylord Hotels.

Prior to joining Marriott, Ms. Sexton worked in the financial services industry serving as an investment banker at Piper Sandler and a loan originator at ORIX Americas with a focus on structuring senior loans and public private partnerships with municipal participation for new construction hotel projects. She holds an B.A. from Stanford University.