Maki Nakamura Bara

Ms. Maki N.
Bara is Co-Founder & President at The Chartres Lodging Group LLC.
She co-founded The Chartres Lodging Group in 2002.
In recognition of her extensive experience in the lodging sector, particularly in acquisitions, asset management, development management and her role in the growth of the company, she received the Best Executive Stevie Award for Women in business and was named a Woman of Influence in commercial real estate by Real Estate Southern California magazine.
Her previous experience includes participating in the formation and growth of the lodging activities of Lend Lease Real Estate and Strategic Hotel Capital.
She has also worked at Oxford Capital Partners, Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the hospitality industry's leading consulting firm.
Ms. Bara is a graduate of UCLA, fluent in Japanese and has extensive hospitality industry experience throughout the United States and Japan.