Matthew Cox

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Biography

Mr. Matthew Cox serves as Principal & Senior Vice President, Asset Management at The Chartres Lodging Group. In his current role, he has asset-managed full-service hotels in Napa Valley, Dallas, Denver, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Omaha, Chicago, Baltimore, San Francisco, Jacksonville, Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and Wakayama, Japan. Prior to his current role, he led the Chartres Lodging Japan office, including oversight of all asset management and acquisition activities across the country. During his years in Japan, he served on the executive board of Royal Pines Hotels and was also a founding member and President of the Hospitality Asset Manager's Association - Japan, HAMA's first officially recognized overseas branch. He is proud to serve as a board member for Asfona. He was also honored to serve as the former Chair of No Reservations Giving, The Chartres Lodging Group's charitable fund. Prior to joining Chartres Lodging, he gained experience at JHM Hotels and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. He also founded the Tabibito Travel Agency in Tokyo, Japan in 2001 and, prior to that, worked at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Tokyo between 1998-2001. He graduated from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration's Master of Management in Hospitality program in 2005 and has a bachelor's degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.