Principals

Rick Kelleher is one of the hospitality industry’s most dynamic and accomplished executives.  For over 25 years he has built and led strong, diverse teams in the development and management of leading hotel organizations.  In 1983, following an early career in consulting, Mr. Kelleher co-founded Beacon Hotel Corporation, a start up Boston-based hotel development and management firm that grew to 40 hotels in four years. 

Mr.  Kelleher directed the company’s growth from its acquisition of Guest Quarters Suite Hotels and Pickett Suite Hotels and to the acquisition of, and name change to, Doubletree Hotels Corporation, of which he was named president and CEO.  Mr. Kelleher was President and COO of Promus Hotel Corporation (Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Red Lion Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn and Suites, Club Hotels by Doubletree, Homewood Suites, Harrison Conference Centers and RFS Hotels) after the merger.

Under Kelleher’s leadership Promus expanded to 1,250 properties, including the acquisition of over $5 billion in hotel companies and real estate.  At Promus, Mr. Kelleher and his senior team raised over $7 billion in debt and over $700 million through equity offerings.  He returned to Boston in 1999 to form Pyramid Hotel Group, LLC.

In 2007, Mr. Kelleher served as Chairman of the Legacy Hotel REIT, the largest Canadian hotel REIT, where he led the sale of the company for $2.5 billion, at a 20% premium for the shareholders.

James R. Dina
Principal, Chief Operating Officer

Jim Dina brings more than 20 years of hospitality management to his position as Pyramid's Chief Operating Officer. Jim's accomplishments include the leadership of two company mergers, and the conversion of more than 100 hotels. From 1988 to 2000, Mr. Dina was affiliated with Hilton/Promus Hotel Corporation and its predecessor companies Doubletree and Guest Quarters Suite Hotels. During his last year with Promus, he spearheaded the repositioning and re-launch of Red Lion Hotels & Inns, of which he was Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Dina began his hospitality career in Food and Beverage. Shortly after joining Doubletree he transitioned to operations, and quickly rose from hotel-level general manager and regional director to corporate vice president of new business transitions and, later, to the Red Lion leadership position.  In 1999, Mr. Dina joined his colleagues, Rick Kelleher and Warren Fields, to form Pyramid Hotel Group.

Warren Q. Fields
Principal, Chief Investment Officer

Warren Fields is a senior development executive with over two decades of experience in all facets of hospitality finance, acquisitions, and operations.  As Chief Investment Officer of PHG, Mr. Fields has overseen the growth of PHG’s portfolio to over 50 hotels through development, acquisitions, third-party management and asset management. He is responsible for all aspects of business development, fundraising, acquisitions, and new investment opportunities.

Mr. Fields is the former vice president of development and operations of Promus Hotel Corporation, where he formulated and implemented a strategy for creating and operating the brand Club Hotels by Doubletree.  He built the brand to 29 hotels in two years and created a multi-million dollar hotel acquisition fund with Wall Street Firms, fully deploying leveraged capital within 18 months.