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Brian Bainum

Chairman

Brian Bainum serves as Chair of White Oak Enterprises and Artis Senior Living and is a director of Choice Hotels International. Formerly a management consultant, he has a diverse background in enterprise digital transformations, sales strategy, and real estate development and investing, including positions at Deloitte Consulting, LLC, and Infosys Consulting. Prior to these roles, Brian supported hotel franchise development at Choice Hotels and managed on-property operations at Sunburst Hospitality Corporation. Brian is also a director of Three Graces Foundation, a nonprofit that supports health and education projects in the developing world. He received an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management as well as an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley.