Walter Isenberg is co-founder of Sage Hospitality and serves as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Based in Denver, Colorado Sage specializes in the operations, development and capital transactions of hospitality real estate. Sage owns and operates 47 hotels in 21 states ranging from large urban full-service hotels to smaller select service suburban properties. Mr. Isenberg directs all company operations including property management, development and finance. Mr. Isenberg and his partner, Zack Neumeyer were founders of Sage in 1984. The company’s history in hospitality includes ground-up development, historic-adaptive re-use, acquisitions and third-party management. The company’s hotels include well known brands such as JW Marriott, Renaissance, Westin and Hilton as well as independents. In 2006, Sage formed the Sage Restaurant Group which operates high-volume street restaurants inside its urban hotels. Sage has been consistently recognized for its significant commitment to corporate citizenship. As an illustration, Sage was the first recipient of Marriott International’s Spirit to Serve Award, given annually to a franchise partner that lives the vision to be an outstanding corporate citizen. Sage has lead the industry with its’ green operating practices and has developed both LEED Silver and Gold hotels. Sage also has been recognized for excellence in customer service, receiving excellence in service awards at many of its hotels. Sage’s development group has won numerous awards of excellence in the development of hotels and has been nationally recognized as a leader in historic preservation. Mr. Isenberg is a member of the American Hotel Lodging Association government affairs committee as well as the Renaissance and Starwood Owner Advisory Boards. Active in the community Mr., Isenberg currently serves on the boards of the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Downtown Denver Partnership, The Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Rose Community Foundation. Mr. Isenberg is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. Mr. Isenberg lives in Colorado with his wife Christie and their daughter Nicole. Rocky Mountain Commercial Real Estate Expo and Fall Forecast 2101 S. University Blvd, Ste 380, Denver, CO 80208-8934 Event line: 303.871.7987 Main number: 303.871.3432 DMCAR: 303.753.6227