Senior Vice President Archives - Hodges Ward Elliott

Coby Campbell

Coby Campbell is a Senior Vice President in Hodges Ward Elliott’s Capital Markets Group. He is a licensed real estate salesperson, overseeing asset underwriting and marketing and transaction management.
Since joining the firm in 2014, Coby has underwritten, marketed, and closed over $2.5 billion of hotel transactions.
Prior to HWE, Coby graduated with High Honors from Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance, and a Certificate in International Management.

Tom McHugh is a Senior Vice President in the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. Tom specializes in institutional-grade hotel and resort transactions throughout North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean, including investment advisory, debt, and equity placements.
Tom joined Hodges Ward Elliott in May 2021. Prior to HWE, he spent more than five years in real estate brokerage, most recently at a privately held national investment advisory firm specializing in the hospitality industry. Before transitioning into real estate investment banking, Tom worked in hospitality management at world-renowned properties for over five years in four different countries.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and completed a post-graduate Corporate Management Training Program with Kerzner International, a leading global developer and operator of destination resorts and ultra-luxury hotels.

Zach joined Hodges Ward Elliott in 2018. He serves as Senior Vice President, facilitating dispositions, financing assignments, valuations, and other engagements. He has spent almost a decade in business development and high-level sales. In 2014, Zach strategically transitioned his business acumen and sales experience to the lodging industry. Since then, he has been involved in the execution of over $100 million in transaction volume. With a focus on Select-service hotels and portfolios, Zach has transacted in almost every region of the United States. In 2019, Zach married his amazing wife Anna Molteni of Nashville, Tennessee where they now reside and make their home.
Zach is a graduate of Auburn University with studies in Finance.

Nate Ries is a Senior Vice President in the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. He specializes in hotel and resort transactions throughout North America, including investment advisory and equity placements. Nate is responsible for all aspects of deal execution, marketing strategy, and financial underwriting.
Since joining the firm in 2012, Nate has been directly involved in the sale or financing of approximately 100 hotels and resorts, totaling $3 billion in transaction value. Prior to HWE, Nate worked as an analyst for Revenue Analytics, a consulting firm specializing in price optimization and revenue management for Fortune 500 companies.
Nate graduated with a BS in Economics from Duke University and received an MBA with a concentration in real estate and finance from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.

Michael Tormey is a Senior Vice President in the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. He specializes in institutional-grade full-service and select-service hotel and resort property transactions, and his primary responsibilities include financial analysis and underwriting, transaction management, and the preparation of offering memoranda and pitch materials.
Michael joined the firm in July 2013. Prior to HWE, he served as an acquisitions intern for Dolce Hotels and Resorts, where he was responsible for market research and feasibility analysis.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration, as well as a Minor in Real Estate, from Cornell University. Michael remains closely connected to the school as a co-leader of HWE’s analyst and internship program.