Jay Morrow

Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets | Head of Hospitality Advisory

Jay Morrow

Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets | Head of Hospitality Advisory


Jay Morrow

Jonathan (Jay) Morrow is a senior managing director of Capital Markets and head of Hospitality Advisory at Walker & Dunlop and is based in New York, New York. In this role, he leads the firm’s hospitality practice and is responsible for the origination and execution of hospitality investment sales and capital placement nationwide. He specializes in institutional-grade hotel and resort transactions throughout North America, including investment and brand advisory and capital placement across domestic and international capital sources.

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Morrow spent more than 15 years at Hodges Ward Elliott, where he led the firm’s New York City office and completed more than $20 billion in lodging transactions.

Morrow earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Kennesaw State University, where he served as captain of the men’s baseball team.

Jonathan (Jay) Morrow is a senior managing director of Capital Markets and head of Hospitality Advisory at Walker & Dunlop and is based in New York, New York. In this role, he leads the firm’s hospitality practice and is responsible for the origination and execution of hospitality investment sales and capital placement nationwide. He specializes in institutional-grade hotel and resort transactions throughout North America, including investment and brand advisory and capital placement across domestic and international capital sources.

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Morrow spent more than 15 years at Hodges Ward Elliott, where he led the firm’s New York City office and completed more than $20 billion in lodging transactions.

Morrow earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Kennesaw State University, where he served as captain of the men’s baseball team.

Jay Morrow in the news

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June 10, 2026

MBA

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Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Arranges $105M for Ritz-Carlton Savannah

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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $104.5 Million Construction Financing for Ritz-Carlton Savannah

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Nashville EDITION Hotel & Residences. Photo Credit: INC Architecture & Design

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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $371.5 Million Financing for The Nashville EDITION Hotel & Residences

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