Tom Bardenett

Tom Bardenett currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Asset Management at RLJ Lodging Trust, a position held since September 2017. Prior to this role, Tom Bardenett was the Chief Operating Officer at Extended Stay America from January 2015 to September 2017, overseeing the largest owner-operated hotel chain in the United States. Tom Bardenett's extensive experience in the hospitality industry includes leadership positions at Crossroads Hospitality, where responsibilities included President, Executive Vice President, and Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing from September 1998 to January 2015. Tom Bardenett holds a BA in Communications from the State University of New York at Oswego, graduated in 1986, and completed secondary education at Bishop Grimes High School, graduating in 1982.