TBR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JEFFREY D. STEWART
Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs
Loews Hotels
Jeffrey Stewart is the Vice President of Communications and
Public Affairs for Loews Hotels. In addition, he serves as
Chief of Staff to the Chairman & CEO, Jonathan M. Tisch.
Previously, as Director of Development, Jeff was responsible
for coordinating the construction and development of the Loews
Philadelphia Hotel, a $125 million conversion of the national
historic landmark PSFS building.
Jeff also plays an active role in the travel and tourism
industry at large. He is on the Board of Directors of the
Travel Business Roundtable, an organization of industry leaders
and executives who work to promote the travel and tourism
industry among elected officials and the media. A regular
spokesperson for the industry, he has testified before the
United States Congress and has been quoted in leading publications
on the importance of a vibrant travel and tourism industry.
Following September 11, 2001, Jeffrey served as Staff Director
of New York Rising, a special emergency task-force set up
by NYC & Company, to stabilize and revive the $25 billion
local travel and tourism industry. At the request of Mayor
Michael Bloomberg’s office, he served as the Executive
Director of the New York City Democratic National Convention
Host Committee 2004. Jeff is also on the Steering Committee
of the Association for a Better New York (ABNY) and was recently
recognized as a “Rising Star” in the travel and
tourism industry by Travel Agent magazine.
Prior to joining Loews Hotels, Jeff was a senior aide to
United States Senator Charles Schumer. One of the leaders
of the upset-winning campaign in 1998, he served as Finance
Director, raising more money than any Democratic challenger
in history.
Jeff graduated from Tufts University in Medford, MA and from
Fordham University School of Law in New York City. Following
law school, he served as an Assistant Attorney General for
the State of New York
An original founder and co-chairman of New Yorkers Against
Gun Violence PAC, he currently is on the Board of Advisors
of PAX, the country’s largest non-political organization
working to prevent gun violence.
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