Andrew Benioff is the Founder and Chairman of the Independent Lodging
Congress, focusing on idea generation for the hospitality, travel, and lifestyle
sectors.

Mr. Benioff has 15 years of experience in the operation and management of
luxury hotels. He has held management and executive-level positions at Pan
Pacific Hotels and Resorts, Nikko Hotels International, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Company in the U.S., and a traditional Ryokan (Inn) in Atami, Japan.
Mr. Benioff is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Llenrock Realty
Partners, an Indie Hospitality development and investment firm. Mr. Benioff
previously served as managing partner and head of the hospitality and
leisure finance group at a Philadelphia-based real estate investment-banking
company.

Mr. Benioff is Founder & past Chairman of the Philadelphia chapter of the
Cornell Real Estate Council and is the Founder and Chairman of the
Philadelphia Real Estate Council. He also served as a member of the
Governing Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region. He
received his M.B.A. with a focus on Finance and Real Estate from Cornell
University’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management and holds a B.A.
from Connecticut College.