Jared Melnik

Jared Melnik is a Managing Director and Head of Hotel Acquisitions for the Americas at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Melnik leads sourcing, structuring, underwriting and executing investments in the hospitality and leisure sectors.

Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2021, Mr. Melnik was a Principal at KSL Capital Partners, a travel and leisure focused investment manager, where he oversaw equity and debt investments in both hotels and leisure operating companies. Mr. Melnik led the implementation of investment strategy and opportunity sourcing, and partnered with portfolio company management to drive operational improvement. Mr. Melnik began his career at Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Melnik received a B.S. degree in finance and international business from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Additionally, he is a CFA charterholder.