Board of Trustees

Barry M. Portnoy
Managing Trustee
Mr. Portnoy is a founder of HPT and has served as one of our Managing Trustees since 1995. Mr. Portnoy also serves on the Boards of CommonWealth REIT, Senior Housing Properties Trust, Government Properties Income Trust, Select Income REIT,  Five Star Quality Care, Inc, TravelCenters of America LLC and the RMR Funds. Prior to devoting his full time to RMR and its affiliated companies in 1997, Mr. Portnoy was a Partner and served as Chairman of the law firm of Sullivan & Worcester LLP. As a lawyer and businessman, Mr. Portnoy has structured, negotiated and documented over $20 billion of real estate transactions over a 30 year period.

Adam D. Portnoy
Managing Trustee
Mr. Portnoy has served as one of our Managing Trustees since 2007. Mr. Portnoy also serves on the Boards of CommonWealth REIT, Senior Housing Properties Trust, Government Properties Income Trust, Select Income REIT and the RMR Funds.  Mr. Portnoy currently serves on the Board of Governors for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at Occidental College.  Mr. Portnoy has held positions as a banker and venture capitalist with the International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, ABN AMRO and Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette.

Bruce M. Gans, MD
Independent Trustee
Dr. Gans has served as one of our directors since 2009. Dr. Gans serves on the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees of our Board of Trustees. Dr. Gans also serves on the Board of Five Star Quality Care, Inc. Dr. Gans has been Chief Medical Officer at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation since June 2001. He is also a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School.

John L. Harrington
Independent Trustee
Mr. Harrington has been one of our trustees since 1995. Mr. Harrington is Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee. Mr. Harrington also serves on the Boards of Senior Housing Properties Trust, Government Properties Income Trust and the RMR Funds. Mr. Harrington was the CEO of the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club until 2002, and is currently the Executive Director and Chairman of the Yawkey Foundation and a trustee of the JRY Trust. Mr. Harrington is a certified public accountant.

William A. Lamkin
Independent Trustee
Mr. Lamkin has been one of our trustees since 2007. Mr. Lamkin is Chairman of the Board's Nominating and Governance Committee, as well as a member of the Board's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Lamkin also serves on the Boards of CommonWealth REIT and Select Income REIT. Mr. Lamkin is currently a partner in Ackrell Capital LLC, an investment bank, and Ackrell & Company, an investment advisory firm. Mr. Lamkin has experience as a financial consultant and previously held positions as a banker with large investment banks.