David Arnold has thirty years of diverse experience in conference center development, planning and management. Mr. Arnold has conducted and directed economic feasibility studies, marketing strategies, corporate strategic planning studies, financial analyses and general business counseling for numerous organizations and individuals. He is the CEO-East of PKF Consulting, one of the largest hospitality and real estate consulting organizations of its kind in the world.

Mr. Arnold has experience in conference center and hotel operations, marina operations and development planning of hotels, conference and convention centers, retail mixed use, office and residential property. He was worked closely with some of the nation’s most prestigious real estate organizations, corporations and financial institutions, including Citibank, Prudential, The Sea Pines Company, Princeton University, CIGNA, Joseph C. Canizaro Interests, Mitchell Energy, Gates Rubber Company, Pitney Bowes, Xerox, University of Cincinnati, North Carolina State University and Indiana University.

Mr. Arnold has a national reputation as a consultant within the conference center industry. He is the author of The Conference Center Industry: A Statistical and Financial Profile, the most comprehensive publication of its kind. He was also one of the founders of the International Association of Conference Centers and serves on its Board of Directors. He was awarded the Association’s annual Distinguished Service Award in 1985.