Leadership

Jeanette Clarke

Senior Vice President and Chief Capital Investments Officer

Jeanette Clarke joined the Apple REIT Companies in 2008 and has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Capital Investments Officer for the Company since April 2020. Ms. Clarke previously served as Senior Vice President of Capital Investments for the Company since March 2019 and has held various management and senior management positions with the Apple REIT Companies since 2012. Ms. Clarke has been instrumental in the development of the Company’s capital investments team, fostering valuable relationships with brand, manager and supplier teams, leading strategic capital reinvestment initiatives, and overseeing the Company’s energy efficiency and sustainability investment programs. Prior to joining the Apple REIT Companies, Ms. Clarke served as a Senior Financial Analyst at Genworth Financial, and from 2003 until 2008, she served in various roles at Circuit City Stores, Inc., including Accounting Manager of Expense, Service and Advertising Payables. Within the industry, Ms. Clarke serves on the Marriott Capital Asset Planning and Execution (CAPE) Board and the Hilton Garden Inn Owners Advisory Council. Ms. Clarke is also a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation Board of Trustees, serving on the Investments Committee and is a member of the Longwood University College of Business and Economics Advisory Board, serving as chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. Ms. Clarke serves on a local YMCA’s Board of Management and is a member of its Board Development Committee. Ms. Clarke holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Bachelor of Science degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and minor in Economics from Longwood University.