John Murphy

Founded in 1968, CorePoint Inns, Inc. is a subsidiary of CorePoint Lodging, Inc. that owns and operates 270 motels in 28 states. The company is based in San Antonio, TX. CorePoint Inns was acquired by La Quinta Corp. (Texas), part of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. from January 25, 2006 on July 17, 1998 for $1,681.51 million.

KSL Resorts Cop. operates golf, spa, and ski resorts. Its resorts include Beach Villa at the Del, Monarch Beach Resort, and Vail Mountain Lodge. The company was founded by Eric C. Resnick in 1992 and is headquartered in La Quinta, CA.

Saratoga Management Co LLC (Saratoga Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Saratoga Partners Group founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in New York.

WLD Enterprises, Inc. is a private equity firm located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hyatt Corp. owns and operates hotels and resorts. It operates Hyatt branded hotels and resorts, under the Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Marriott International, Inc., Westin Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is a hotel chain. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The CEO of the company is Howard J. Wurzak. Westin Hotels & Resorts Worldwide was acquired by Starwood Lodging Trust on January 05, 1998 for $540 million.

Tarsadia Investments LLC (Tarsadia Investments) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of The Tarsadia Group LLC founded in 1976 by Tushar Patel. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Aimbridge Hospitality LLC operates as an independent hotel management and investment firm. It offers hotel management; resort and luxury, acquisition and development; capital oversight, receivership and interim management, asset management, and consulting services. The company was founded by Les Bentley and Dave Johnson in 2003 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Kuwait Investment Office (KIO) is the Great Britain-based branch office of government-owned Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA). The firm was founded in 1953 as the Kuwait Investment Board with a mandate to invest surplus oil revenue and reduce Kuwait’s reliance on a single finite resource. They became an autonomous body in 1982. Headquartered in the City of London, KIO actively manages funds entrusted to the KIA by the Minister of Finance for and on behalf of the State of Kuwait.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.