Director

Omari Head

As a consultant, Omari focuses on portfolio and individual transaction advisory across the country. He has transacted over 300 hotels, including limited and full-service assets totaling more than $1B in sales. This includes hotel disposition and note sale engagements with publicly traded entities, receivers and special servicers. 

While working full-time as a hospitality manager, he began teaching at Prince George Community College and found a love for higher education through hospitality. Omari currently serves as the Executive Director for the Marriott Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership at Howard University. Omari has served as a speaker for the National Association of Black Hotel Owners Operators and Developers (“NABHOOD”) and Latino Hotel Association. He has also been an invited speaker for Cornell University, Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, and American Hotel Lodging Association.

Omari leads efforts surrounding acquisitions consulting for first time hotel buyers and pre construction consolations. 

Omari holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality administration from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is the Founder of the National Institute of Lodging Education and co-founder of NextGen in Lodging, a Lifetime member of NABHOOD and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. Omari has served as a contributor for Hotel News Now and IHMRS SmartBrief. He was recognized by Washington DC radio station WKYS and Hotel Management Magazine as a top young professional. He resides in Washington DC with his partner and their two children.