James Vosotas, CFA

James rejoined Trans Inns in 2009 to refocus the company's strategic positioning, financial structure, and growth strategy to take advantage of market and industry conditions that resulted in co-founding VOS Hospitality, the lifestyle/boutique division of Trans Inns, with Daniel in 2012. 

Previously, James worked at Citigroup's investment bank for over 5 years in their Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets group in Manhattan, NY where he focused on commercial real estate debt origination, syndication, M&A advisory, private equity capital raising, and Fixed Income securitization. He has structured over $13 billion of real estate securities, underwritten and originated over $2 billion in commercial real estate mortgage and mezzanine financings, and advised on over $10 billion of M&A transactions since 2004. James also has almost a decade of hands on experience growing up in the hospitality business working for Trans Inns in various operational capacities at both the property and corporate level through high school and college. 

James holds a BS in mathematics and economics with honors from the University of Michigan and is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.