Rick Pastorino is CEO and principal of REVPAR International. Rick has 30-plus years of hospitality industry experience related to new development and acquisition, CapEx analyses and ROI, economic valuation, workouts, branding, asset management, deal structuring, financial and operational analyses, and market and financial due diligence. He has worked on behalf of many different equity and ownership groups as both adviser and owner’s representative on new and existing hotel and hospitality-related projects. Rick began his hospitality career as a teenager, working in all aspects of hotel operations with several national hotel chains prior to starting REVPAR International 27 years ago.

Rick holds an MBA in Finance from Virginia Tech University and a BSBA from the University of Denver. He is also a member of ISHC, HAMA, and ULI and has authored or co-authored industry-related research on a variety of topics, including several of the “CapEx Studies” published by ISHC and HAMA, as well as a chapter on Planning and Managing Capital Expenditures in “Hotel Asset Management, Principles & Practices” published by the AHLEI in conjunction with HAMA. He is also a frequent speaker and guest lecturer on a variety of topics at industry conferences and universities.