Jon Bortz's Email & Phone

Mr. Bortz serves as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Trustee of LaSalle Hotel Properties from its formation in April 1998 until his retirement in September 2009. In addition, Mr. Bortz served as Chairman of LaSalle Hotel Properties? Board of Trustees from January 1, 2001, until his retirement. Under his leadership, LaSalle Hotel Properties focused on investing in upscale and luxury full-service hotels located in urban, resort, and convention markets and grew to 31 upscale and luxury full-service hotels and resorts, with over 8,400 guestrooms in 14 markets in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Prior to forming LaSalle Hotel Properties, Mr. Bortz founded the Hotel Investment Group of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated in January 1994 and as its President oversaw all of Jones Lang LaSalle's hotel investment and development activities. From January 1995 to April 1998, as Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle's Investment Advisory Division, he was also responsible for certain East Coast development projects, including the redevelopment of Grand Central Terminal in New York City. From January 1990 to 1995, he was a Senior Vice President of Jones Lang LaSalle's Investment Division, with responsibility for East Coast development projects and workouts, including the redevelopment of Union Station in Washington, D.C. Mr. Bortz joined Jones Lang LaSalle in 1981. He is a former member of the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, and serves on the board of trustees of Federal Realty Investment Trust and the board of directors of Metropark USA, Inc. Mr. Bortz holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a Certified Public Accountant.