Executive Bio
Mr. David J. Grissen, also known as Dave, has been Group President of Marriott International, Inc. since February, 2014. Mr. Grissen has been President and Manager of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., since September 23, 2016. He served as the President of America's for Marriott International, Inc. since January 2010. He has 28 years of experience with Marriott. He served as an Executive Vice President of Lodging Operations for North America - Eastern Region of Marriott International Inc. and also served as the Senior Vice President of Mid-Atlantic Region for Marriott Lodging since 2000. He served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Development at Marriott International, Inc. He is responsible for 250 hotels within the Mid-Atlantic Region (Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, D.C., West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina) operated under the Marriott Hotels & Resort, Marriott Conference Centers, Courtyard, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites and SpringHill Suites brands. He served as the Senior Vice President of Lodging Operations of Marriott International Inc. He led the Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, Finance, Engineering, Operations and Food & Beverage areas through key executives on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Team. He joined Marriott from Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream in 1987, where he served as Director of Finance and Planning. He is also chair of the America's Hotel Development Committee and a Member of the Lodging Strategy Group. He served as a Director of ServiceSource, Inc. He has been an Independent Director of Regis Corp. since October 2013. He served as a Director of Good Times Restaurants Inc. from 2005 to December 13, 2010. He serves on the Corporate Council of the American Cancer Society for Washington, D.C. He holds a B.A. from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from Loyola University in Chicago.