Daniel Halpern
President/Chief Executive Officer &
Founding Principal

Brooke Jackson Edmond

Brenda Branch

Garry Taylor

Maurice Evans, Jr.

Maynard H. Jackson, Jr

On a day-to-day basis, Mr. Halpern is responsible for the management of Jackmont Hospitality, its operating units and the overall outlook of the company. Specifically, he sets the strategic course of the firm, working with the sales department on business development techniques, acts as an advisor to senior management and the Company’s Board of Directors to create key business alliances and oversees all financial forecasting for the business.

Prior to his tenure with Jackmont Hospitality, Mr. Halpern served as a Financial Analyst for Holiday Inn Worldwide, one of the world’s largest lodging corporations. At Holiday Inn, Mr. Halpern managed corporate financial projections for acquisitions, divestitures and major renovations of all company-owned hotels. He served as District Manager for Gourmet Services, Inc., an Atlanta-based institutional foodservice company, supervising the day-to-day operations of multiple college and university dining programs.

Mr. Halpern has lectured nationally on industry related topics, including supplier diversity, economic investments in mixed communities and political activism in business development. He currently serves as Industry Representative of the National Restaurant Association, (NRA); as Treasurer of the Multi-Cultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance, (MFHA) and as Treasurer of the Georgia Black United Fund, (GBUF). In August, 2004, he served as conference co-chair of the MFHA’s Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Previously, Mr. Halpern served as a member of the Board of the Tuskegee University School of Hospitality Management. He also has been designated as a Foodservice Management Professional (FMP) by the National Restaurant Association. He is a graduate of the prestigious School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.