Mark W. Brugger

Founder and Managing Partner

Mark co-founded DiamondRock Hospitality (NYSE: DRH), led its initial public offering, and served as its chief executive for more than fifteen years, taking the company from zero to $1 billion of revenue, $3.5 billion of assets and 9,000 rooms through two full cycles. Before DiamondRock, he was a Vice President of hotel transactions at Marriott International, where he was a lead negotiator on billions of dollars of transactions.

Over that tenure he oversaw more than $1 billion of capital projects and led the brand conversions, de-flaggings and operator changes set out on the Track Record page. He was named to Forbes' America's Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under and has served fifteen years as a public-company director.

Career

DiamondRock Hospitality, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, 2008 to 2024.
DiamondRock Hospitality, co-founder, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, 2004 to 2008; led its NYSE IPO.
Marriott International, Vice President, hotel transactions; also Chief Executive Officer of Synthetic American Fuel Enterprises, then Marriott's largest non-lodging business unit by revenue.
Earlier: institutional multifamily investment sales at Transwestern; residential land development at Brookfield Residential.

Education

J.D., American University. B.A., University of Maryland.

Affiliations

Urban Land Institute. The Real Estate Roundtable. American Hotel & Lodging Association. Marriott Ownership Advisory Council. Maryland Bar.