SENIOR ADVISOR
Zachary Schwartz, a former hospitality CEO and private equity Executive, brings his 20-year track record of hotel investment and asset management to every advisory engagement. As a Senior Advisor, he strategizes, builds and creates industry success stories across dynamic hospitality projects, ventures and platforms.
Zachary Schwartz, Senior Advisor
Mr. Schwartz has led acquisitions, built businesses (legacy and start-up) and strategized the turnaround, growth and exit of hotels / portfolio companies across EMEA & North America. As a leading industry advisor, he has also been involved in 100+ hospitality advisory engagements across the globe.
As the CEO and Board Member of YAYS Group, he led an award-winning, private equity-backed serviced apartment and brand platform through transformation, expansion and exit on behalf of the shareholders. Prior to this Senior Operator role in a portfolio company, Mr. Schwartz spent six years as a real estate private equity Executive and investor at Cerberus Capital Management. There, he led direct real estate and NPL transactions for European hotels and served as a Board Director for Cerberus hospitality holdings comprising 4,000+ keys in the Region.
Earlier in his career, he managed acquisition and asset management strategies with Host Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s largest lodging-focused REITs. His brand management roles with Marriott Grand Residences and Leading Hotels of the World also gives him unique insight into luxury hospitality strategies.
Mr. Schwartz holds a B.S. in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and a M.S. in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
