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Marco Roca, Jr. (“MJ”)

Marco, a distinguished fourth-generation hotelier, seamlessly blends his bilingual prowess with an expansive global viewpoint. As a proud citizen of the United States, Mexico, and France, Marco’s extensive travels have taken him across all seven continents, with notable business engagements on five.

His illustrious career includes a pivotal role at Trust Hospitality, where he rapidly ascended to the position of Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Strategy. Following his tenure at Trust, Marco made history at Aimbridge Hospitality, the world’s largest third-party hotel operator, by becoming its youngest ever VP of Development. In this role, he was the driving force behind their luxury, lifestyle, and resort initiatives.

Prior to these achievements, Marco honed his acumen as a hotel valuation consultant at the esteemed Horwath HTL and delved deep into the financial realm as an analyst with J.P. Morgan’s Real Estate and Lodging investment banking division.

Beyond his professional milestones, Marco is an active contributor to the hospitality community. He holds a board position with the Latino Hotel Association and chairs the Urban Land Institute’s Florida and Caribbean Hospitality and Recreational Development Council. Recognized for his contributions, Marco clinched Hotel Management’s 30 Under 30 award and has been a recurrent voice in the magazine. His insights have also graced several conferences, including a keynote address on hotel feasibility/investing at the Latino Hotel Association Conference 2019 and panel discussions at MexHIC, GRI Latin America, NABHOOD, and Makers Entrepreneurship Forum. On the academic front, Marco is an alumnus of the University of Georgia’s Honors Program, specializing in International Political Economy. His academic brilliance, reflected in a 3.9 GPA, was complemented by leadership roles as the President of the Honors Program Student Council, Editor-in-Chief of the Georgia Political Review, and the esteemed President of the Blue Key Honor Society.