Rob Hays

James Robison Hays currently works at Ashford OAINC, Inc., as Co-President & Chief Strategy Officer and Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC, as Senior Vice President-Finance & Strategy from 2011.
Mr. Hays also formerly worked at Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer in 2020, Ashford, Inc., as Senior Managing Director from 2020 to 2024, Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., as Chief Strategy Officer from 2014 to 2020, Dresser, Inc. (Instruments Division), as Head-Corporate Development office, Ashford LLC, as Senior Vice President Corporate-Finance & Strategy from 2013 to 2014, Merrill Lynch Global Power & Energy Investment Banking Group, as Member, and Ashford Investment Management LLC, as Chief Investment Officer.
Mr. Hays received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University.