Full Name
Matt Cornell
Job Title
Senior Vice President – Asset Management and Investments
Company/ Property
Barney River
Speaker Bio
Matt is Senior Vice President – Asset Management and Investments at Barney River. He provides leadership and direction over the multi-residential and hotel asset management teams and is involved in long-term strategy for the company.
Matthew previously held the roles of Vice President of Investments and Vice President of Asset Management and Strategy for InnVest Hotels. He completed transactions of over $850 million as he led the portfolio recalibration initiatives. As Vice President of Asset Management and Strategy, Matt led the development of InnVest Hotels’ strategic direction regarding portfolio composition across luxury, full-service, mid-scale and limited-service properties while leading the team responsible for mid-scale and limited-service assets.
Before InnVest, Matt worked with GE Capital Real Estate. He oversaw a lending book of $800M of commercial real estate, including hotels and storage facilities. Before GE Capital Real Estate, Matt was a Director of Asset Management for Delta Hotels and a Consultant with the hotel consultancy and advisory firm PKF.
Matt graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Hospitality and has a Certificate in Real Property Valuation from UBC’s Sauder School of Business.
Matt Cornell