Frank Comito, Burnsville, NC, USA

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Frank has over 40 years of experience in economic development, organization management, government affairs, sustainable tourism, project management, workforce development, research, and in providing business and investor support in The Bahamas, the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Caribbean.

Until January 2021 he held the position of CEO and Director General for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). With CHTA he led the private sector’s regional efforts on marketing, advocacy, tourism development, crisis readiness, and response.

Presently he serves as a part time Special Advisor to CHTA and provides support services to the industry and governments in the region. Previously, Frank served as Executive Vice President for the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association, a position he held for more than 10 years. He has held executive positions with the Nassau Tourism & Development Board, the National Alliance of Business in Washington DC. and earlier with the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John Chambers of Commerce. Regionally, he was President of the Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives and a long-serving member of the Board of Directors for CHTA.

Frank was Deputy Chairman of the Nassau Airport Development Company where he helped to guide a $410 million investment in upgrading the airport.

He served on the Board of the International Downtown Association and is a Lifetime Director for the Downtown Nassau Partnership, an organization that he founded in 2008. He has been a key player in the city of Nassau’s revitalization since 1998. He has two children, is married to a Bahamian, Donna. Frank is an island collector with an avid love for the Caribbean, its beauty, people, diversity, history, and culture. He has traveled to 28 Caribbean destinations, most on multiple occasions, plus 15 major islands in The Bahamas.