Executive Leadership
Meet our Chief Operating Officer
John A. Rubino
John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management from the world renown Pennsylvania State University’s School of Hospitality Management and has over 35 years of experience in the Hotel Industry. John has held various positions throughout the industry including Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Operations, Regional Director of Operations, Area Manager, and General Manager, to name a few. John’s passion for the industry led him to becoming an Adjunct Faculty Member in Travel & Tourism, instructing students in Dining Room Management and Front Office Management for 8 years. John has also authored course books in Hotel Management for national educational organizations.
John has experience in directly overseeing a hotel portfolio valued at over $6.8B, comprised of over 300 nationally branded hotels, producing over $1.65B in total annual revenue, with over $742M in annual GOP. Well versed in culture cultivation and associate engagement, John’s nationwide team consisted of roughly 15,000 associates.
During his career, John has opened more than 50 nationally branded hotels, transitioned over 300 hotels into the world’s largest third-party hotel management company, assisted and directed hotels struggling with financial performance and meeting brands’ guest service standards.
Due to his extensive industry knowledge, John has been asked to participate in and hold seats on many influential councils and boards throughout the industry. Some notable seats include: New York City Hotel Association, company’s Affordable Care Act Committee, Chair of General Manager Advisory Council, Committee Member of company’s General Manager on-boarding program, editor of “Eye on Service” newsletter, and former President of Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau.
Meet our Chief Development Officer
Eric A. Rubino
Eric holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hospitality Management from the world renown Pennsylvania State University’s School of Hospitality Management. Eric also holds certifications in Hotel Real Estate Investments & Asset Management from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and Hotel Industry Analytics from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. During his time at Penn State, Eric focused his collegiate studies in Hotel Real Estate Finance and Development, Hotel Asset Management, and Hotel Corporate Finance.
Eric previously worked in Development & Acquisitions for the world’s largest third-party hotel management company, where he worked on and underwrote over $1B worth of hotel real estate investments and transactions.
Although Eric’s career is now focused in the real estate sector of the industry, he also has vast experience in hotel operations, having been in the business for over 10 years. Eric has worked in hotels’ front office, food & beverage, housekeeping, maintenance, and administrative departments. Eric has also held the position of Task Force Manager, traveling to properties in need of temporary operational management and service training. Due to Eric’s passion for the industry developing at a young age, he was chosen by the world’s largest third party hotel management company, while still in college, to participate in their exclusive Mentoring Program, training with various department heads over the course of one year. Eric is passionately driven to develop Extreme Hospitality into a leader in the Hospitality Industry through hard work, innovative solutions, and by seeking out unique hotel acquisition and development opportunities.
