Jeff Thompson

Jeff Thompson has been a part of the hotel industry for over 20+ years. He started his hotel career as a bellman/van driver with Holiday Inn/Davidson Hotel Company after graduating college. Jeff worked for Davidson Hotels Company for 5 ½ years and held several key management positions including Food & Beverage Director and Director of Sales. Jeff also spent 1 year as a Senior Sales & Catering Manager with Holiday Inn East/Ridgewood Hotel Company.

Jeff joined Musselman Hotels in 2001 and is currently the Vice President of Operations as of June 2017. Jeff was previously the General Manager of the award-winning 252 room Marriott Louisville East for 7 years, the hotel opened in 2012. The Marriott hotel won the prestigious 2015 Marriott Hotel and Resorts Hotel of the Year /West Region. The Marriott was a 4 Diamond Award-winning hotel from 2012 – 2017 under his leadership and was ranked #1 in GSS out of 364 Marriott Hotels & Resorts in North America for 2014 and 2015. During his tenure at Musselman, Jeff was the Corporate Director of Operations for Musselman Hotels for 4 ½ years as well. Jeff managed 14 hotels, 1 country club and helped open 4 hotels. Jeff had 3 hotels win Hotel of the Year in their respected brand during his time as the Director of Operations. Jeff was also a General Manager at Courtyard by Marriott – Lexington, Courtyard by Marriott – Louisville Downtown and Hilton Garden Inn – Louisville with Musselman Hotels.

Jeff is a native of Louisville, KY and has been happily married to his wife, Erin, after meeting her in the hotel industry. He is a very proud father of three girls; Ashlyn, Kylee, and Emma. He is an avid sports fan, especially basketball after winning back to back Kentucky State Basketball titles and playing basketball in college. Jeff’s enjoys golf, helping coach his daughters in sports and being a huge fan of University of Louisville athletics.