Jon Benowitz
VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITAL STRATEGY/INVESTMENTS
CHARTWELL RESIDENTIAL, FRANKLIN CONSTRUCTION GROUP, and CHARTWELL HOSPITALITY
Jon oversees the Chartwell Companies’ extensive investment portfolio and is responsible for executing the firm’s investment and capital strategies. Jon’s 30 years of industry experience includes real estate and corporate transactions, financial analysis, and capital markets. His real estate project financing experience encompasses construction and development, joint ventures, structured finance, public/private financings, and other complex real estate agreements.
Before joining Chartwell, Jon played a key role in the spinoff of Marriott’s real estate to Host Hotels, Hilton’s merger with Promus Hotels and the sale of Hilton Worldwide to the Blackstone Group. As Hilton’s senior vice president, he managed the company’s project finance and investment analysis departments. He gained additional experience as Host Hotel’s vice president of acquisitions, managing director at Rockbridge and chief investment officer with Platinum Companies.
Jon earned his Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and his bachelor’s degree from Manhattanville College