Rishi's current focus is leading Urbain Hospitality Group which seeks to elevate the quality and reliability of urban short-term rentals through marketing, distribution and logistics services for homeowners and property managers. Despite the rapid growth of this segment, the many millions of homes available create a multitude of owner and traveler issues that can be resolved via Urbain’s product suite.

Strategic advisor to the management and board of lodging company HouseStay. The company offers a curated selection of fully furnished turnkey homes and apartments available for rent for 30 nights or more. Businesses and Individuals seeking a more homelike alternative to extended stay hotels use HouseStay to book temporary residences in a few clicks.

First Chair Advisors is a boutique consultancy focused on providing clients with the tools needed to drive growth. We work with management teams and investors to craft bespoke strategic analyses and the tactical plans to drive execution.Organic Growth Strategies. M&A. Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances. Strategic Operational Optimization. Competitive Analyses.

Built and led US- & Europe-based team of development professionals focused on driving strategic execution of corporate growth initiatives. Evaluated most effective tools to accomplish company’s strategic goals. Completed more than 5 dozen transactions in over 20 countries – entity and asset acquisitions, joint ventures (creation, buyouts, restructurings, exits), venture stage investments and divestitures. Business portfolio approximately doubled in properties under management between 2010 and 2017. • Teamed with WDN CEO and General Counsel to lead the team that marketed, negotiated, structured and carved-out the $1.3 billion divestiture of Wyndham Worldwide’s European vacation rental operations (now Awaze)• M&A, divestitures and strategic investments – end-to-end management of pipeline (ideation, sourcing, negotiation, structuring, due diligence, investment committee review, closing, transition to operations).• Global management of key/complex commercial contract negotiation and relationship management, such as distribution relationships with online travel platforms and joint marketing revenue sharing partnerships• Ad hoc support of key B2B customer relationships including structuring of affiliation arrangements, review of potential customer loans/advances, new business pitch preparation and c-suite relationship management.• Analysis of competition, market trends, threats and opportunities• Whiteboard strategic analyses of potential geographic and business model/product line extensions.• Industry relationship management – key channels, suppliers, trade groups, conferences, etc.• Strategy content creation/curation for internal planning sessions, management offsites, team goal planning and building.• Management of WDN investment committee processes and documentation in compliance with Wyndham Worldwide standards.• Frequent public speaker on industry and corporate development topics.

• Developed measurement mechanism and reporting for key performance indicators and strategic projects.• Led monthly operations reviews for senior management and contributed to variance analyses of financial results.• Evaluated and modeled business opportunities, partnerships and investments.• Authored long-form annual strategic plan document from input of business leaders across the enterprise.• Streamlined monthly management reporting process and library and provided oversight of chart of accounts review/implementation consistency project.