Brooke Barrett

Brooke Denihan Barrett, CEO of Denihan, leads the operations of The James and Affinia brands and Denihan’s luxury independent boutique hotels. With a lifetime of hospitality management experience in her family’s 50+ year old hospitality business, she has helped lead the transformation of Denihan into a nationally recognized leader in the boutique hotel and management and investment industry. In 2013, Real Estate Forum named Barrett a ‘Legend’ among influential women in real estate. In 2011 she was named an ‘Outstanding Woman in Real Estate’ by National Real Estate Investor, and in 2011, 2012 and 2013 was among Real Estate Forum’s ‘Women of Influence’. Brooke was honored with the Stevie Award for ‘Woman Executive of the Year’ in 2012. A strong and noted advocate of women in business she is a co-founder of the New York/New Jersey Chapter of the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s ‘Women in Lodging’, the New York Women’s Forum and the Committee of 200 (C200).