Alex Rose, Executive Vice President

Alex Rose has served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Ashford Inc., Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., Stirling Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. since July 2021. His responsibilities include supervising the legal needs and interests of both the Board of Directors and senior management as well as maintaining legal compliance in the public and private sectors. Alex also serves as liaison to the various third parties within Ashford’s high-yielding portfolio of companies. He has cultivated and leads a robust internal legal team capable of navigating a diverse range of requirements and opportunities. Alex’s time with Ashford’s Group of Companies, as well as previous work at prior law firms, has afforded Alex an intimate knowledge of handling complex transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, privatizations, joint ventures, divestitures, recapitalizations, debt and security investments, and other general corporate matters.

Mr. Rose is driven by a strong moral value system alongside his family and plays an active role in the community as a member of the Board of Governors of the Dallas Foundation.  He holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a B.S. from the University of Kansas and is admitted to practice law in the States of Texas and New York.

Prior to joining Ashford’s portfolio of companies, Alex was a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP from 2018-2021 and served as an attorney at Jones Day and Vinson & Elkins LLP.