D. Rick Adams

Chesapeake Lodging Trust operates as a self-advised real estate investment trust. It engages in the management and operation of hotels. The firm focuses on investments primarily in upper-upscale hotels in major business and convention markets. Its portfolio includes The Royal Palm, Hyatt Regency, Le Meridien, JW Marriott, Hotel Adagio, Ace Hotel, Hilton Checkers, Homewood Suites, and Hotel Indigo. The company was founded by Douglas W. Vicari and James L. Francis on June 12, 2009 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Highland Hospitality Corp. provides real estate investment services. It provides full and limited service, extended-stay properties located in major convention, business, resort and airport markets in the United States. The company was founded in 2003 and is located in McLean, VA.

JER Partners LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in McLean Virginia. The firm is the private equity and real estate investment management division of J. E. Robert Cos., a real estate investment and asset management firm that is located in Alexandria, Virginia and was founded in 1981 by Joseph E. Robert, Jr.

B.F. Saul Company Hospitality manages real estate. The private company is based in Chevy Chase, MD and has subsidiaries in United States. Bernard Francis Saul has been the CEO of the company since 1969.