VP global business & real estate development

Jan joined Kerzner International in 2017 and is responsible for the growth of the Atlantis and One & Only brands in Europe and the Americas. As a seasoned hotel investment and development executive, her experience includes all aspects of hotel investment including banking, asset management, finance, development, feasibility and investment analysis. Most recently she was the Managing Director at Three Points Advisory, a boutique advisory firm that focuses on hotel development and investments. Clients of Three Points Advisory include Clivedale, Cycas Hospitality, Colony Capital and a high profile American celebrity with real estate interests in France.

Other previous experience includes Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as Vice President of Development for Europe, a founding principal of Taylor Global Advisors, a hotel investment related advisory firm, VP of Development at Hilton Hotels in London; ten years at Calyon/Credit Lyonnais as a lender to the hospitality industry in New York and London; Acquisitions and asset management at Olympus Real Estate, a PE fund with hotel interest; ITT Sheraton in development and owner relations; PKF in hotel advisory services and she started her career at the Westin Century Plaza Hotel in the management training program. She has degrees in Hotel and Business Administration from Washington State University.

She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, a Director of the International Hotel Investment Council (IHIC), a member of Urban Land Institute (“ULI”) and a past Vice Chair of ULI’s European Hotel & Resort Council. Her credentials also include a visiting professorship at Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne. Born and raised in Seattle Washington, Jan is an avid tennis player and skier, enjoys traveling, cooking, wining and dining and has a keen interest in health and fitness. She is actively involved with the Women for Women International organization and a member of their Leadership Circle.