CHRIS HARRISON
CO-FOUNDER/MANAGING PARTNER
DAUNTLESS CAPITAL PARTNERS
WHY: Grandson of Bill Marriott, who became known for building the Marriott brand. In 2020, left a 15-year hospitality career at Marriott International as an operator and executive to co-found Dauntless, which focuses on acquiring and managing primarily premium select-service and compact full-service hotel assets in high barrier-to-entry markets throughout the United States under Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt’s family of brands. Linked to $80M purchase of Laguna Beach’s Pacific Edge Hotel, which is likely to be over million dollars per key after renovations. On board of directors of CHOC.
NOTABLE: Dauntless oversees nearly 20 hotels with over $1.5B assets from Hawaii to Washington, DC. Firm purchased three hotels located on Maui from Newport Beach’s R.D. Olson Development for about $290M.
QUOTABLE: “I was a premature baby not given much of a chance at life. A children’s hospital saved my life. This is the best way I know how to say ‘thank you’ and pay it forward. I want to help, in some small way, provide the same opportunity for kids who are in situations similar to what I experienced.” — Chris Harrison said in an interview with CHOC
