About
Bob Sullivan
Former Senior Vice President of Operations, Global Hospitality Management
Former Senior Vice President of Operations, Global Hospitality Management
Bob Sullivan built his career from the property level up, eventually rising to Senior Vice President of Operations at one of the world's largest hotel management companies, with additional senior leadership roles across other major hospitality organizations along the way — overseeing portfolios spanning major brand families across full-service, select-service, and luxury segments.
Over more than 25 years, Bob has sat on both sides of the table: as the operator accountable to ownership, and as the executive translating ownership's expectations into results on the ground. That dual perspective is the foundation of Sullivan Consulting Partners — advice grounded in what actually works when the P&L, the guest, and the workforce all have to be satisfied at once.
Having recently retired from full-time executive leadership, Bob now works with a select group of ownership groups, management companies, and boards, offering the judgment of a senior operator without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Recommendations are built from decades of direct operating accountability — not theoretical frameworks.
Engagements are discreet by design, giving ownership and executive teams a candid outside perspective they can trust.
Every engagement ends with a clear, prioritized plan — built to be implemented by the team already in place.
Every property tells the truth about the operator behind it.
Senior operating executive responsible for portfolio-wide performance across a large, multi-brand hotel portfolio at the world's largest third-party hotel management company.
Progressive operating leadership roles spanning full-service and select-service hotels across multiple major brand families.
Started on-property, building a ground-level understanding of hotel operations that continues to inform every engagement today.
Engagements are limited to preserve the level of attention each client receives.