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2026 Virginia Power 50 List: CHRISTOPHER J. NASSETTA
PRESIDENT AND CEO, HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, McLEAN
Virginia Business //March 1, 2026//
2026 Virginia Power 50 List: CHRISTOPHER J. NASSETTA
PRESIDENT AND CEO, HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, McLEAN
Virginia Business //March 1, 2026//
Nassetta is the longtime president and CEO of one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. Hilton has a portfolio of 9,400 properties in 146 countries and territories, and about 500,000 employees worldwide.
Nassetta joined Hilton in 2007 after investment firm Blackstone acquired the company in a $26 billion deal. Hilton went public again in 2013, and by the end of 2022, Nassetta had more than doubled the company’s footprint.
Hilton ranked No. 380 on the Fortune 500 list last year. The company reported $11.17 billion in revenue for 2024, up from $10.23 billion in 2023.
A University of Virginia alumnus, Nassetta spent 10 years at Host Hotels & Resorts, serving first as chief operating officer and then as president and CEO before taking the helm at Hilton.
Nassetta is immediate past chair of the U.S. Travel Association. He sits on the powerful board of directors for the Business Roundtable, the association of the nation’s top CEOs, and he turns up regularly on CNBC and other national media outlets.
