jhutcheson@firsthospitality.com

As Vice President of Investments for First Hospitality, Jason assesses and coordinates the company’s strategic initiatives, including underwriting acquisitions, raising capital, and evaluating sales across First Hospitality’s national portfolio of owned and managed hotels.

Prior to joining First Hospitality, Hutcheson worked for AJ Capital Partners as an associate supporting acquisitions, developments, and capital markets for Graduate Hotels. Hutcheson also spent four years working for CBRE, most recently as a senior financial analyst supporting hotel investment sales in the Midwest. During this role, Hutcheson had the opportunity to work with clients that included Fortune 500 companies, REITs, and high-net-worth investors and his work received a Deal of the Year nomination at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in 2018. Hutcheson received a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and a Masters of Business Administration with concentrations in real estate and leadership from Kellogg School of Management.

When not working, you can often find him running or biking along Chicago’s lakefront trail.