Lovelace Energy Advisors

Hilton Worldwide is one of the leading global hospitality companies, with more than 2,700 hotels and 450,000 rooms in over 80 countries. The company owns, manages and franchises a hotel portfolio of well-known brands, including Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacations, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Scandic and the Waldorf=Astoria Collection. Outside the United States, the company operates more than 260 hotels branded Hilton and over 130 under the mid-market Scandic brand. The firm s Hilton HHonors is a guest reward program that gives frequent travelers an opportunity to earn hotel points, airline miles, free travel, room upgrades, merchandise, and special privileges.

Founded in 1963, Westat is an employee-owned corporation that provides a range of research services for government agencies, businesses and foundations. It is one of the leading statistical survey research organizations in the United States. The corporation maintains a staff of more than 2,000 employees. Westat operates offices in Maryland, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. It conducts research and program evaluation studies in the areas of education, employment, training, housing, transportation, clinical trials, health and medical, and science and technology. The corporation also offers information technology, survey data collection and processing, and study design and analysis services. Westat has research methodology and Web design and evaluation capabilities.