Susan (Sue) M. Sanders is a hospitality executive and strategic business leader with more than 30 years of experience in operational excellence, organizational growth, leadership development, and talent strategy. She is known for guiding organizations through expansion, transformation, and industry change.

Currently Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Administrative Officer at Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), Sanders oversees enterprise strategy, human resources, talent initiatives, and corporate communications. Since joining HVMG in 2010, she has helped shape the company's strategic direction and culture. Sanders also led the launch of HVMG's Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence, an innovative recruiting model that strengthened staffing and workforce development during the post-pandemic recovery. Under her leadership, HVMG has earned repeated recognition as a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Before HVMG, Sanders spent eight years as a management consultant focused on strategic planning, organizational development, and performance management, advising organizations including The Coca-Cola Company, Marriott International, and the American Red Cross.

Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, and Lodgian, Inc., and with responsibilities spanning organizational development, training, quality management, and hotel operations.

Sanders also served for five years as an adjunct faculty member at New York University's Tisch Center for Hospitality, Travel and Tourism. She serves on the Hospitality Board of Directors for Georgia State University, the Georgia Women in Lodging Steering Committee, and the Board of Directors for HealthMPowers.

She holds MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Florida State University.