Charles Ledsinger, Jr.

Charles (Chuck) Ledsinger, Jr. serves on the Advisory Council of White Oak Enterprises and is a director of the Bainum Family Foundation. Prior to this, he was Chair of SunBridge Capital Management, a multi-strategy investment firm within White Oak, and Sunburst Hospitality Corporation. Chuck was President and CEO of Choice Hotels International from 1998 to 2008. During Chuck’s 10 years of leadership, the company’s hotels grew in number from 3,000 to more than 5,700 while simultaneously creating industry-leading shareholder returns. Chuck’s career includes leadership roles at The Promus Companies (now Hilton) and the St. Joe Company, Florida’s largest landowner and real estate developer. Chuck received an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Memphis.