Navin Dimond
Founder and Chairman, Stonebridge Companies, LLC
Denver, CO 80237
Phone (303) 785-3101
Property Types
Hospitality
Bio
Navin Dimond is the founder of Stonebridge Companies. As Chairman of the Board, he leads the company's strategic direction while fostering innovation and growth. In 2007, Mr. Dimond received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Real Estate and Hospitality for the Rocky Mountain Region. Mr. Dimond is also the recipient of the Award of Excellence from the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the Hotelier of the Year Award from the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association and the prestigious Hilton Hotels Multi-Brand Developer of the Year Award. In 2013, Stonebridge Companies received the coveted Marriott Partnership Circle Award, granted to Franchisees for their excellence in hospitality and exemplary commitment to future growth.
Indicative of his expertise, Mr. Dimond maintains an advisory role for a wide variety of organizations. Currently, Navin sits on the Franchise Advisory Council for Renaissance Hotels and Marriott's Residence Inn Advisory Board (TRIA Board) and the American Hotel Lodging Association (AHLA) Board of Directors. Equally noteworthy, he has long been an active member of the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association (CH&LA), leading the organization as Chairman in 2003. As a testament to his contributions, Navin was inducted into the CH&LA Hall of Fame in 2008.
A strong advocate for the transformative power of education, Mr. Dimond serves on the Washington State University College of Engineering and Architecture Executive Leadership Board, Cornell University's Dean's Advisory Board for the Nolan School of Hotel Administration as well as a Trustee for the University of Denver.
Involvement in the community is equally important to Mr. Dimond, as a chair of the board for the Denver branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau (VISIT DENVER) and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Through his work, Navin continually endeavors to enrich and improve our great city.
Mr. Dimond is a graduate of Washington State University where he earned his B.A. in Business Administration and his B.S. in Construction Management. He earned his MBA in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver.
Education