Joseph A. McInerney

Emeritus President & CEO, American Hotel & Lodging Association

Joseph is the President & Chief Executive Officer of McInerney Hospitality International LLC, a full service international consulting practice, as well as Emeritus President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. He has over 50 years of experience in the hospitality industry in both the for profit and not for profit sectors as President of ITT Sheraton’s Franchise Division, and President & CEO of Hawthorn Suites, Forte Hotels, the Pacific Asia Travel Association, and the American Hotel & Lodging Association. The author of ‘Change is the New Status Quo’, a book about leadership, management, people, and lessons learned.

A United States Army veteran, Joseph is an honor graduate of Boston College as well as a Certified Hotel Administrator via the Educational Institute (EI), an affiliate of AH&LA. He has been recognised with several industry awards throughout his career.