Anita Cooke Wells

Chief Administrative Officer at RLJ LODGING TRUST

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Ms. Anita C.
Wells is Vice President & Corporate Secretary at RLJ Development LLC.
She is responsibility for human resources management, investment fund legal and governance compliance, and strategic planning.
Prior to joining RLJ, Ms. Wells served as Chief, Office of Business Development at the Minority Business Development Agency, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
She administered the Department’s programs assisting minority entrepreneurs and developed and implemented programs to increase access to debt and equity capital for minority businesses.
She worked with the Center for Emerging Domestic Markets at the Milken Institute, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the Emerging Venture Network to promote solutions for financing minority firms.
Ms. Wells also served as in-house counsel at Marriott Corporation, Host Marriott Corporation and Host Marriott Services.
In 1995, she was appointed Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel at Host Marriott Services Corporation, where her responsibilities included Board of Directors relations, corporate governance and securities matters.
She also worked for the law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart.
Ms. Wells received her J.D.
from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts and her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Anita Cooke Wells active positions

Companies	Position	Start
RLJ LODGING TRUST	Chief Administrative Officer	2013-02-28
RLJ Development LLC RLJ Development LLC Investment ManagersFinance RLJ Development seeks to generate superior risk-adjusted returns for their investors through opportunistic, value-added real estate investment strategies. The firm strives to capitalize on their ability to attract low cost capital and identify well-located hotel real estate. They actively acquire, reposition, renovate and rebrand institutional-quality hotel properties throughout North America and the Caribbean. Their core strategy is to acquire upscale, limited service (often referred to as focused-service or select-service) and compact full-service hotels that are located in dense urban settings, or other distinctive markets, that offer strong barriers to competitive entry. RLJ Development considers investments in only the strongest brands in each respective market. The firm is well-capitalized and has invested in a portfolio of first-class hotels in strong, diverse markets. The firm is open to inquiries from hotel owners and operators that are seeking to recapitalize or liquidate their hospitality holdings. RLJ may also consider opportunities slightly outside of their core strategy. RLJ Development is appropriately established to serve as a fiduciary to institutional capital due to the complete absence of conflicting interests within their organizational structure. The firm provides no captive property management, purchasing or insurance brokerage services. Their objective is to maximize the value of the real estate and to generate superior risk-adjusted returns for their investors. In 2004, RLJ Development launched the RLJ Urban Lodging Fund I. The fund offered institutional investors the opportunity to invest alongside RLJ Development and to capitalize on the firm's ability to identify off-market acquisition opportunities, to financially structure them in an appropriate manner, to associate them with the strongest brands and operators, and carefully asset manage the properties through their investment lifecycles. In 2006, the firm launched the RLJ Lodging Fund II. The fund's primary strategy is to acquire and develop upscale, focused-service hotels with premium brands in urban markets or suburban locations in major metropolitan areas. In 2008, the RLJ Real Estate Fund III was launched. The fund seeks to acquire and develop upscale, focused-service hotels with premium brands in urban markets or dense suburban locations in major metropolitan areas. With this fund, RLJ Development expanded their investment strategy to include mixed-use investments in target markets.	Chief Administrative Officer	-
Marriott Corp. Marriott Corp. Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Provides accommodation services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Anita Cooke Wells

Companies	Position	End
US Department of Commerce (District of columbia) US Department of Commerce (District of columbia) General GovernmentGovernment Provides resource information on business licensing, certification and procurement opportunities	Corporate Officer/Principal	2005-12-31
Host Marriott Services Corp. Host Marriott Services Corp. RestaurantsConsumer Services Operates food, beverage and merchandise concessions	Corporate Secretary	1997-12-31
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Host Marriott Corp. /Old/ Host Marriott Corp. /Old/ Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Owns and operates full service hotels	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Minority Business Development Agency Minority Business Development Agency General GovernmentGovernment Provides legal and policy advices to minority business enterprises	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Host Marriott Corp. /Old/ Host Marriott Corp. /Old/ Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Owns and operates full service hotels	Consumer Services
Host Marriott Services Corp. Host Marriott Services Corp. RestaurantsConsumer Services Operates food, beverage and merchandise concessions	Consumer Services
RLJ Lodging Trust RLJ Lodging Trust Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as a real estate investment trust which operates and manages hotels	Finance
RLJ Development LLC RLJ Development LLC Investment ManagersFinance RLJ Development seeks to generate superior risk-adjusted returns for their investors through opportunistic, value-added real estate investment strategies. The firm strives to capitalize on their ability to attract low cost capital and identify well-located hotel real estate. They actively acquire, reposition, renovate and rebrand institutional-quality hotel properties throughout North America and the Caribbean. Their core strategy is to acquire upscale, limited service (often referred to as focused-service or select-service) and compact full-service hotels that are located in dense urban settings, or other distinctive markets, that offer strong barriers to competitive entry. RLJ Development considers investments in only the strongest brands in each respective market. The firm is well-capitalized and has invested in a portfolio of first-class hotels in strong, diverse markets. The firm is open to inquiries from hotel owners and operators that are seeking to recapitalize or liquidate their hospitality holdings. RLJ may also consider opportunities slightly outside of their core strategy. RLJ Development is appropriately established to serve as a fiduciary to institutional capital due to the complete absence of conflicting interests within their organizational structure. The firm provides no captive property management, purchasing or insurance brokerage services. Their objective is to maximize the value of the real estate and to generate superior risk-adjusted returns for their investors. In 2004, RLJ Development launched the RLJ Urban Lodging Fund I. The fund offered institutional investors the opportunity to invest alongside RLJ Development and to capitalize on the firm's ability to identify off-market acquisition opportunities, to financially structure them in an appropriate manner, to associate them with the strongest brands and operators, and carefully asset manage the properties through their investment lifecycles. In 2006, the firm launched the RLJ Lodging Fund II. The fund's primary strategy is to acquire and develop upscale, focused-service hotels with premium brands in urban markets or suburban locations in major metropolitan areas. In 2008, the RLJ Real Estate Fund III was launched. The fund seeks to acquire and develop upscale, focused-service hotels with premium brands in urban markets or dense suburban locations in major metropolitan areas. With this fund, RLJ Development expanded their investment strategy to include mixed-use investments in target markets.	Finance
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
US Department of Commerce (District of columbia) US Department of Commerce (District of columbia) General GovernmentGovernment Provides resource information on business licensing, certification and procurement opportunities	Government
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as real estate investment trust for hotel properties	Finance
Minority Business Development Agency Minority Business Development Agency General GovernmentGovernment Provides legal and policy advices to minority business enterprises	Government
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Marriott Corp. Marriott Corp. Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Provides accommodation services	Consumer Services