President & CEO
Desai Hotel Group
Sunny Desai is the President & CEO of Desai Hotel Group, a hotel development and investment company. As President & CEO, Sunny is responsible for providing strategic leadership for the company by working with the executive management team to establish long-term goals, strategies, plans and policies that will aid in the advancement of the company. He oversees company operations to ensure alignment with its mission and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability and growth as an organization. Sunny graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mississippi State University’s undergraduate double major program in 2008 with an emphasis in Real Estate and Banking & Finance. In 2010, he completed his graduate studies with Mississippi State University’s MBA program.
Sunny is a member of the Mississippi Economic Council, as well as IHG Owners Association’s Emerging Leaders Council. In addition, Sunny serves the community as being a Jackson Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Downtown Jackson Partners Advisory Board Member, and a Mallory Community Health Center Board Member. He is also a Mississippi Licensed Real Estate Broker and a Mississippi Licensed Contractor. Some of his accomplishments include having been recognized as a recipient of Hotel Management Magazine’s “Thirty under 30”, and most recently, as a recipient of Mississippi Business Journal’s CEO Awards.
In 2010, Desai Hotel Group was founded by Sunny Desai at the age of 24. DHG is a fast-growing hotel development and investment company based in Jackson, Mississippi. Driven by the continuously changing environment of the hospitality industry, DHG specializes in developing and investing in high quality, select service hotel assets throughout the Southeastern United States. Our unique organization is structured around the core values of Integrity, Enlightenment, and Innovation. DHG has a mission to strive for perfection and growth through the intellectual development of our team with an emphasis on integrity throughout our organization. DHG currently owns and operates five hotels in the state with 7 projects in the pipeline.