Jatin Desai

Managing Principal, Chief Investment Officer/Chief Financial Officer

Jatin leads the accounting and finance functions for PHG including sourcing and negotiating financing for projects under both Peachtree and Stonehill.

He also formed Stonehill Property Group, a family-funded investment venture targeting select- and full-service hotel investments throughout the Southeast. Previously, he was with Wachovia Securities, where he focused on asset underwriting and private equity transactions ranging from $100 million to over $5 billion. Jatin received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also attended The University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and completed coursework at The London School of Economics and Political Science. He is an Advisory Board member for the Wood Center for Real Estate Studies at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill. Jatin also sits on the Board and is the President for the Atlanta Hospitality Alliance.

Have you had your 15 minutes of fame yet? What was it?

Yes, I was selected to Hotel Management's Thirty Under 30 and was featured on the cover of AAHOA magazine.

If you could meet any historical figure, who would it be and why?

Socrates to see if he spoke how he wrote.

What's your secret talent?

I can ride a unicycle.