Christopher J. Nassetta

Christopher Nassetta has been president and chief executive officer of Hilton since 29 October 2007, shortly after Blackstone's $26 billion buyout of Hilton Hotels Corporation; Blackstone's Jonathan Gray recruited him. Born in 1964 in Arlington, Virginia, he worked in the engineering department of a Holiday Inn on Capitol Hill at 16 and graduated in finance from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce in 1984. Under his leadership Hilton grew from about 3,700 properties to more than 7,600 across 126 countries and territories, and was named the number one World's Best Workplace by Fortune and Great Place to Work. His total compensation from Hilton in 2023 was $26.6 million, up 13% on the year before, a pay ratio of 549 to 1 against the median worker. He is married to Paige and they have six daughters.

• age 16 · Worked in the engineering department of a Holiday Inn, Washington, D.C. · Holiday Inn
• 1984-1991 · Rose to chief development officer over seven years · The Oliver Carr Company
• 1991-1995 · Co-founder · Bailey Capital Corporation
• 2000-2007 · President and Chief Executive Officer · Host Hotels & Resorts
• 2007- · President and Chief Executive Officer · Hilton

• B.S. in finance, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia (1984)
• Coursework in international finance, London School of Economics

• Led Hilton from about 3,700 to more than 7,600 properties in 126 countries and territories
• Hilton named the number one World's Best Workplace by Fortune and Great Place to Work
• Included in the International Hospitality Institute's 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality (June 2022)
• 2023 total compensation $26.6 million (+13%)