Rex Warren

Rex.Warren@jwu.edu

Biography and Expertise

Prior to joining JWU in 2009, Dr. Warren enjoyed a 30-year career in the hospitality industry.

For 11 years, he served on the senior leadership team for the North America division of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide as Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO. In that role, he was responsible for strategic planning, management reporting, and the overall finance and accounting function for Starwood’s owned and managed hotels in North America. During his tenure with Starwood, Dr. Warren served as a senior leader and Master Black Belt of the company’s Six Sigma process improvement initiatives and also oversaw the Revenue Management team for the division.

Before joining Starwood, Dr. Warren spent 10 years with Interstate Hotels Corporation as a regional director of Finance for Interstate’s portfolio of managed hotels across all of the major Global Brands and Independent hotels. Prior to that, 8 years in various management roles in Hilton and Marriott franchised hotels, as well as in mixed-use and vacation ownership developments.

Dr. Warren has served on the adjunct faculty of New York University and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in their Hospitality programs. He currently teaches courses in benchmarking and operations analysis, strategic management, revenue management, franchising and licensing, and asset management.

Dr. Warren is a Certified Public Accountant (Texas) and a Certified Hospitality Accounting Executive (CHAE). He is a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA).

Education

PhD
Iowa State University

MA
University of Nevada Las Vegas

BA
University of Nevada Las Vegas