Hospitality | Tourism 2024: MOLLY HARDIE; ROBERT HARDIE

H7 Holdings is a private family investment company that owns and manages Keswick Hall and Golf Club in Albemarle County and the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Level One Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the health care and life sciences sectors. The couple also runs the H7 Foundation, supporting educational and nonprofit endeavors, and have donated millions to the University of Virginia, including a $7 million gift in 2019.

Robert Hardie has deep ties to U.Va., where he was appointed to the board of visitors in 2008, 2017 and 2021, becoming rector in 2023. He earned his undergraduate degree, MBA and doctorate from U.Va. He served as an adjunct professor at its Darden School of Business and co-authored two business management books.

Molly Hardie oversaw Keswick Hall’s renovation and expansion and The Hermitage Hotel’s renovations. H7 assumed ownership of Keswick Hall in 2017 from The Riverstone Group, the company owned by her father, Richmond philanthropist Bill Goodwin. A graduate of Dartmouth College and U.Va.’s medical school, she is vice chair of the board of trustees of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello.