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Jon Kurnit is a Managing Director of DTZ Rockwood, and head of DTZ Rockwood’s Hospitality Services group. Prior to joining DTZ Rockwood, Mr. Kurnit was President and founder of InnVision Hospitality Services, LLC a hotel management and advisory company. From 2004-2006, InnVision served exclusively as the owners representative to Strategic Hotel Capital, LLC, an entity controlled by affiliates of Goldman, Sachs and Prudential which owned a $1.5 billion hotel portfolio consisting of seven first-class and luxury hotel assets located in New York City and California. Prior to InnVision, Mr. Kurnit was head of Franchise and Real Estate Development for the Americas Division of InterContinental Hotels Group where he was responsible for the growth and development of all IHG brands in North, Central and South America. Mr. Kurnit’s prior experience also includes serving as Managing Director of the Mortgage and Real Estate Division of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association where he was responsible for the asset management and disposition of TIAA’s $300 million equity hotel portolio as well as spending 12 years with The Prudential where he was responsible for the asset management and investment function for the company’s $3 billion equity hotel investment portfolio as well as Prudential’s hotel lending activities. Mr. Kurnit holds a B.S. in Hospitality Management from Florida International University. | 