Rest Assure

Tom Cleary

Tom Cleary specializes in risk management consulting and insurance for hospitality companies (hotels,

resorts, clubs, timeshares, restaurants, and related industries). His education (Cornell University School

of Hotel Administration ‘89 and training (five years Hyatt Resorts) have provided Tom tremendous

expertise in evaluating and improving commercial insurance programs.Clients range from large publicly

traded operators with multiple properties to smaller properties within a group buying program that Tom

designed.

Prior to insurance, Tom held management positions with Hyatt Hotels in the engineering department in

Orlando, Aruba and Tampa. He has also worked in a variety of positions with restaurants throughout the

country and spent a year working for DeVere Hotels (the Dormy Hotel) in Bournemouth, England. This

background has caused Tom to be selected as a guest lecturer for the insurance and risk management

class at Cornell University’s Hotel School, as well as for the American Resort Developers Association

(ARDA) and the Hotel Asset Managers Association (HAMA), and American Hotel and Lodging Association

(AHLA) Resort Committee. Based out of Clearwater, Florida, Tom currently serves as President of the

Cornell Hotel Society Gold Coast Chapter.