Mr. Batis serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Ashford Inc. In this role, Mr. Batis oversees the company’s day-to-day operational execution across the organization. He is responsible for driving operational performance, refining acquisition strategies, and strengthening oversight to support sustained growth across the Ashford Group of Companies.

Prior to this position, Mr. Batis served as Executive Vice President of Operations for Ashford since October 2022. In that capacity, he oversaw operations for both Ashford’s asset management advisory business and its hospitality products and services business. Previously, as Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management, he led the acquisition and investment process for several key assets and businesses, including OpenKey, J&S Audio Visual (now INSPIRE), Lismore Capital, Kalibri Labs, PURE Rooms, and RED Hospitality and Leisure. Mr. Batis also held roles in Ashford’s Asset Management department, managing portfolios of hotels for Ashford, Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT), and Braemar Hotels & Resorts (BHR), and earlier led its Capital Management group, directing renovation and repositioning initiatives for hotels.

Before joining Ashford Inc. in 2013, Mr. Batis was a Vice President at investment bank Houlihan Lokey, where he led real estate valuation efforts, and assisted clients with mergers and acquisitions and finances. Prior to Houlihan Lokey, he worked for Integra Realty Resources in Chicago, valuing commercial properties across the Midwest.

Mr. Eubanks oversees all corporate finance and financial reporting initiatives and is involved in all capital market activities including equity raises and debt financings. He also oversees investor relations. Mr. Eubanks formerly served as the Senior Vice President of Finance. Prior to this role, Mr. Eubanks was Vice President of Investments and was responsible for sourcing and underwriting hotel investments including direct equity investments, joint venture equity, preferred equity, mezzanine loans, first mortgages, B-notes, construction loans, and other debt securities for Ashford Trust. 

Mr. Eubanks has been with Ashford Trust since its initial public offering in August of 2003. He has written several articles for industry publications and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and industry round tables. Before joining Ashford, Mr. Eubanks was a Manager of Financial Analysis for ClubCorp, where he assisted in underwriting and analyzing investment opportunities in the golf and resort industries. Mr. Eubanks earned a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and is a CFA charter holder. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Dallas-Fort Worth.