Laurie B. Burns
Independent Trustee
Ms. Burns has been an Independent Trustee of Service Properties Trust (Nasdaq: SVC) since 2020 and is Chair of the Board's Compensation Committee. She is Chief Executive Officer of LBB Growth Partners, which she founded in 2017. From 1999 to 2001, Ms. Burns held various senior leadership positions with specialty restaurant group Darden Restaurants, Inc., including Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Senior Vice President for Specialty Realty Group Strategic Platform and Development and President of Bahama Breeze Island Grill. Previously, she held leadership positions with Homestead Village, an extended stay hotel company, and Taco Bell. Ms. Burns has served on the Boards of the Darden Foundation, The First Tee of Central Florida and the City of Orlando Historic Preservation Board. She is currently an advisory board member of Salon Lofts.