MITESH (MIT) SHAH
Senior Managing Principal and
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Shah founded Noble Investment Group in 1993 as an organizational platform to make value-added investments in the lodging and hospitality real estate sector. As senior managing principal and chief executive officer, he provides overall strategic guidance for Noble’s private equity real estate funds as well as the organization’s management and development divisions.

Mr. Shah is a member of the owner’s board for W Hotels Worldwide and Marriott International, and as appointed by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, a board of director for the state’s Tourism Foundation. Mr. Shah is an active supporter of educational objectives as a member of the executive committee for the board of trustees for Wake Forest University, a member of the executive committee for Woodward Academy’s governing board, and a member of the United Way Tocqueville Society.

Mr. Shah has been named by Newsweek magazine as one of the most influential South Asians in the United States, as one of Atlanta’s most influential leaders by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and as one of the 21st century’s most influential hospitality industry leaders by both Lodging Hospitality magazine and Lodging magazine. A regular speaker at private equity real estate, lodging and investment conferences, Mr. Shah is a frequent commentator on business strategy and trends in such publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today as well as a variety of news agencies that cover the real estate and lodging industries. Mr. Shah earned a B.A. degree in economics from Wake Forest University.