Lee Curtis, CCHP

Lee Curtis, CCHP, co-founded Reside in November 2017 to transform the way extended stay travel is purchased—with a focus on delivering global travel solutions for enterprise companies with global needs. 

Prior to Reside, Lee served as president of ABODA Global Housing Management (now ABODA by Reside). He directed operations, global sales, customer and client services, supplier and partner services, and technology initiatives from 2014 to 2017. 

From 2000 to 2015, Lee was the CEO and president of BridgeStreet Global Hospitality, one of the industry’s largest global housing companies. Under his leadership, the company experienced significant growth through globalization and business diversification in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Lee also brings experience through his previous roles in senior management with Globe Corporate Stay International, Village Suites, and Hyatt Hotels.

Lee is an active member of the corporate housing industry. He served on the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) Board of Directors from 2003 to 2008 and 2015 to 2022, including as vice president and chairman from 2004 to 2007 and chairman from 2019 through 2021. 

Lee’s companies have won more than 13 CHPA Tower of Excellence awards, including Company of the Year and Innovative Marketing Campaign of the Year. In 2006, Lee was the recipient of CHPA’s Provider Member of the Year (Individual) award. In 2020, he was awarded the CEO Excellence Award for Innovation from CEO Monthly, and in 2021, he won CHPA’s Industry Impact Award. Formerly known as the Lifetime Achievement Award, this award is given to an individual that has made significant and lasting contributions to the industry. 

Lee hails from the great state of Michigan and is a graduate of Central Michigan University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing, business administration, and military science. He is a member of Mu Sigma Military Honor Society and proudly served as an infantry captain in the United States Army Reserves. Lee and his wife Lisa have two daughters, Kaitlyn and Megan, and live in Hilton Head, South Carolina with their French bulldogs Lily and Coco.