Entrepreneurship Founders

Thomas W. Lewis III

Thomas W. Lewis III

Membership Information:

Member Status: Founder
Member Since: 2018

Contact Information:

Website: http://www.pennbridge.com

Employment:

Job Title: Principal
Company: Pennbridge Capital
Location: Utah, United States

Expertise:

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Hotel Management
  • Hotel Development

Biography:

Mr. Lewis is a co-founder of Pennbridge companies. Since inception, Pennbridge has purchased and developed over $300 million in hospitality assets. Pennbridge focuses its acquisitions and development efforts in the western US. Pennbridge’s hotels are all currently franchised with Marriott International but Pennbridge also has longstanding franchise relationships with Hilton, Hyatt and IHG. Pennbridge hotels are managed by Pennbridge Lodging Corp, the hotel management company co-founded by Mr. Lewis.

Prior to co-founding Pennbridge, Mr. Lewis was a Vice President with W.P. Carey, a real estate investment firm headquartered in New York City, where he was responsible for one and a half billion dollars of assets under management. Prior to his experience with W.P. Carey, Mr. Lewis worked in the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs. Mr. Lewis was educated at Brigham Young University and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.