William A Meyer

Following his graduation from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, The London School of Economics and Georgetown University Law School, Bill Meyer became a member of the New York and Florida Bars and a specialist in real property law with a New York City law firm. He later became a graduate of Harvard Business School. In 1976, he accepted the position of VP, Real Estate and Law, for Servico, Inc., then a small publicly traded hotel company. Over 12 years Servico grew to become one of the largest independent hotel companies in the US. Before selling his interest and resigning in mid-1988, Mr. Meyer served as Servico’s President and CEO. Mr. Meyer is presently Chairman of Meyer Jabara Hotels with offices in Danbury, Connecticut and West Palm Beach, Florida. Its hotels are operated under licenses from Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton, Intercontinental, Hyatt and Choice. Mr. Meyer has also been involved in companies unrelated to the hotel industry. In 1997, he acquired a controlling interest in CRSA Holdings which provides management, development and marketing services to 25 continuing care retirement communities across the country. After serving as Chairman of the Company for over 8 years, Mr. Meyer sold his interest. In 2009, Mr. Meyer formed NuVista Living to build and operate new Florida-based senior housing communities including independent living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living facilities. NuVista at Wellington Green and NuVista at North Tampa opened in 2011. NuVista in Jupiter commenced development in 2015. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Meyer sold his interest in the Company. Mr. Meyer is the former Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of JFK Medical Center, a 330 bed acute care hospital in Palm Beach County. He is the past Chairman (6 years) of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach and is the past Chairman of The Quantum Foundation (5 years), the 20th largest charitable foundation in the State of Florida. He was, for 20 years, a member of the Executive Committee of the Meyer Jewish Academy in Palm Beach Gardens. He has two children, Candice and A.J.