Anthony Capuano

Anthony Capuano

President and Chief Executive Officer at Marriott International

Marriott InternationalBethesda, Maryland, United States

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Experience39+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Anthony Capuano is President and CEO of Marriott International, Inc. In his role, Mr. Capuano presides over the world’s largest hospitality company and some of the most iconic brands in travel. The company now has over 9,700 properties across 143 countries and territories and over 30 brands, as of September 30, 2025. It also has the travel industry’s largest customer loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy, which has nearly 260 million members. Before his appointment as CEO in February 2021, Mr. Capuano was Group President, Global Development, Design and Operations Services, where he led the strategic unit growth of all of Marriott’s brands while overseeing the global design team as well as Marriott’s global operating standards and protocols for thousands of properties around the world. Mr. Capuano was also responsible for oversight of the EDITION Hotels, a unique concept in the luxury lifestyle hotel space conceived by hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott International. Mr. Capuano joined Marriott in 1995 and was instrumental in its steady growth over the years, which included the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in 2016. Mr. Capuano began his Marriott career as part of the Market Planning and Feasibility team, where he helped the company assess the overall economic viability of new and existing hotels, balancing the company’s interests with the needs of hotel owners and developers, investors, lenders, and operators. That role prepared him to lead Marriott’s development efforts in the Western United States and Canada for its full-service hotel brands. Later, his responsibilities expanded to include North America, the Caribbean and Latin America. In 2009, Mr. Capuano assumed global development responsibility. He began overseeing global design in 2014 and global operations in January 2020. Mr. Capuano earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in Hotel Administration. He is an active member of the Cornell Hotel Society, The Cornell School of Hotel Administration Dean’s Advisory Board, as well as the Business Roundtable and the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s IREFAC Council. Additionally, Mr. Capuano is the current Chair of The U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and serves on the Board of Directors for McDonald's Corporation, The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., and Save Venice, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the artistic heritage of Venice, Italy. He resides in Potomac, Maryland, with his wife.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • McDonald'sCurrent
    Aug 2022–Present· 4 yrs 1 mo
    • Member, BoardCurrent
      Aug 2022–Present
  • 2021–Present· 5 yrs 8 mos
    • Member, BoardCurrent
      2021–Present
  • Feb 1995–Present· 31 yrs 7 mos
    • President and Chief Executive OfficerCurrent
      Feb 2023–Present
    • President
      Feb 2021–Present
    • Group President - Global Development, Design and Operations Services
      2020–Feb 2021
    • EVP and Global Chief Development Officer
      Feb 1995–2020
  • Jul 1989–1995· 5 yrs 6 mos
    • Jul 1989–1995
  • Jun 1987–Jun 1989· 2 yrs
    • Jun 1987–Jun 1989

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

School of Hotel Administration

Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration

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