John Hardy

Biography: John R. Hardy is the Founder and Chairman of The Hardy Group since 1992. Prior to the formation of JHG, John was the Group Vice President of Architecture and Construction for Interstate Hotels Corporation. During his tenure of 7 years, John was instrumental as a principal in the development, design and construction of 14 first class, full-service hotels, the renovation and the redevelopment of many types of hotels nationally. John was also a principal in the architectural firm of Golemon & Rolfe Associates, Inc., Houston, and was associated early in his career with William B. Tabler Architects, New York City. John is a 1973 graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree and received a Master’s in Urban Affairs from Hunter College in New York City in 1976. He was a Registered Architect in multiple states, a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the Project Management Institute, the American Institute of Architects, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Georgia Hospitality and Travel Association, the Urban Land Institute, and the AHLA Hospitality Roundtable and has been a guest lecturer at Cornell University Hotel School, the University of Illinois, the Savannah College of Art and Design, the UCLA Investment Conference, the Hotel Investment Conference, the Lodging Conference, the New Americas Lodging Investment Summit, the HD Summit, HD Expo and HD Boutique conferences and various other industry conferences. John has also been published and quoted in industry-related articles in the national, regional and local media. John is also the Founder of The Radical Innovation in Hospitality global competition. Radical is focused on bringing new design concepts and products to the hospitality industry from innovators from all over the world since 2006.