Deane joined Mercury Hospitality, a subsidiary of SolPacific, LLC, in July 2020; however, his association with the firm dates back to the early 1990s when he worked as an associate for The Whitecliff Group.
Since that time, Deane has spent 23 years with Carlson Companies and its subsidiary Radisson Hospitality in various finance and investment roles, including SVP of Strategic Investments and VP of Strategy and Corporate Development. In those roles, Deane led the disposition of $1.3B of non-strategic businesses and asset managed its owned hotel portfolio, which included development, asset renovation and repositioning, and $300 MM+ of sale transactions.
He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism.