Nate Ries

Senior Director
Hospitality
Investment Sales
Atlanta, GA
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Nate Ries is a senior director in Hodges Ward Elliott’s Hospitality Investment Advisory practice, specializing in hotel and resort transactions across North America. He leads investment sales and equity placement assignments and manages all aspects of the firm’s investment advisory activities, including deal sourcing, underwriting, marketing, and transaction execution. 

Since joining the firm in 2012, Ries has been directly involved in the sale or capitalization of more than 250 hotels and resorts, representing $6 billion in transaction value. Prior to HWE, he served as an analyst at Revenue Analytics, a consulting firm focused on pricing optimization and revenue management for Fortune 500 companies. 

He holds a BS in Economics from Duke University and an MBA with concentrations in real estate and finance from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.

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