Tiffany Cooper brings three decades of sales and marketing, operations, and development experience to the hospitality industry. In her most recent position as Head of Development for the Americas for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Cooper is responsible for leading the development and investment initiatives for the iconic luxury brand’s footprint growth across the Americas region, focusing on the U.S., Canada, and Latin American markets. In other capacities, Cooper served as Head of Development, North America and Caribbean for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants where she was responsible for delivering growth to the Kimpton brand by expanding its development pipeline and presence through new hotel projects. Cooper began her hospitality career with Kimpton in sales in 1995 and rose through positions at top global hotel companies, including Starwood Hotels & Resorts where she managed property sales teams as well as led development opportunities for the Western US for the Real Estate Group. Post-merger with Marriott International, Cooper joined the development team to assist the expansion of Marriott’s full service and luxury brand footprint. Cooper also served as Chief Development Officer for Aimbridge Hospitality, the largest third-party management company in the world. Cooper holds a BA in Communications & Public Relations from California State University, East Bay and an MBA from Johnson & Wales University.