Josh Williams joined Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services in 2015 and is currently Associate Vice President of Investments and the Senior Director of the Marcus & Millichap National Hospitality Group. In this capacity, Mr. Williams co-leads a team of 7 whose expertise is national investment sales, debt and structured equity placement, and advisory services with a specific concentration in the hospitality industry. He is based out of the firm’s Charleston, SC office. With extensive experience in acquisitions, development, and hotel finance, Mr. Williams has tremendous contacts with investors at all levels and has facilitated the sale of over 60 hotels in the Southeast including a portfolio of 7 Marriott/Hilton hotels sold to a large hospitality REIT for $99.2MM. Clients include private and public companies as well as financial institutions. Before joining Marcus & Millichap, Mr. Williams co-founded Paramount Hotel Advisors and served as Senior Managing Director. Prior to that, he held a senior position with Hilton Hotels’ Hotel Operations Division for a decade. During his tenure with Hilton, Mr. Williams managed a hotel portfolio with revenues exceeding $55MM annually. Mr. Williams has over 25 years experience in the hotel industry with both public and private companies. As one of the leading brokers in the hospitality industry, Mr. Williams possesses broad experience in analyzing complex transactions and has personally been involved in the acquisition and development of a variety of individual hotels throughout his career. The vast experience Mr. Williams brings to Marcus & Millichap assists him in every aspect of the sales process from identifying and pre-qualifying buyers, to anticipating potential issues before they arise during the due diligence period. This insight and experience has enabled Mr. Williams to successfully guide both buyers and sellers through difficult transactions and ensure clients achieve their goals. Mr. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Georgia and earned his CHA designation from The American Hotel and Lodging Institute. Mr. Williams is also a former Division I college athlete earning 3 varsity letters in Football.