# Jason Brown

> Jason Brown is the Boston-based co-founder and CEO of Blue Flag Capital, a hospitality real estate investment and development firm behind Faraway Hotels. A Cornell hotel-school graduate, he previously worked at Ernst & Young, Kimpton and YOTEL. His work combines private equity investment with the redevelopment of existing hotels in established U.S. leisure destinations.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Blue Flag Capital
- **Organizations:** Blue Flag Capital, YOTEL, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Ernst & Young, Cornell University Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
- **Education:** Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
- **Known for:** Helped expand YOTEL from a 700-key New York city-center hotel to more than 3,500 keys internationally., Co-founded Blue Flag Capital and helped develop Faraway Hotels., Serves on Cornell’s hospitality entrepreneurship advisory board.

## Career timeline

- **High school; exact years unknown** — Interned and lived at the Soho Grand in New York for two summers.
- **2005** — Graduated from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration.
- **After Cornell; exact years unknown** — Worked in hospitality real estate consulting at Ernst & Young, then in investment, finance and development roles at Kimpton.
- **Before 2018; exact start year not established** — Served as YOTEL’s Chief Development Officer; helped grow the brand to more than 3,500 hotel keys internationally.
- **2017** — Starwood Capital made a strategic investment in YOTEL following its international expansion.
- **2018** — Co-founded Blue Flag Capital with his business partners.
- **2020** — Blue Flag acquired the Kelley House property in Edgartown.
- **2021** — Faraway Nantucket opened.
- **2023** — Faraway Martha’s Vineyard opened in July; a $450 million joint venture with Bain Capital Real Estate was reported in December.
- **2024** — Blue Flag acquired Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor; Faraway Martha’s Vineyard received a Michelin Key.
- **2026** — Faraway Sag Harbor and Faraway Jackson Hole opened; Brown and Brad Guidi were named the Independent Lodging Congress Indie Rebel award winners.

## Achievements

- Helped expand YOTEL from a 700-key New York city-center hotel to more than 3,500 keys internationally.
- Co-founded Blue Flag Capital and helped develop Faraway Hotels.
- Serves on Cornell’s hospitality entrepreneurship advisory board.
- Joint recipient with Brad Guidi of the 2026 Independent Lodging Congress Indie Rebel award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Public opening announcements confirmed Faraway Sag Harbor and Faraway Jackson Hole, developed by Blue Flag Capital and operated with Collared Martin Hospitality.
- **2026-08** — Brown and Guidi discussed Faraway’s expansion, design and shoulder-season travel in The Type 2 Traveler.
- **2026-09** — Independent Lodging Congress named Brown and Guidi its 2026 Indie Rebel award winners.

## Links

- Website: https://www.blueflagcap.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-brown-b7a00713

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Last updated: 2026-10-09