Ed Grose is the Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association, a position he has held since 2004. He is also President & CEO of Alta Management Services, Inc., an association management company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ed has over 29 years’ experience in association management and has worked in several different industries including hospitality, construction, commercial real estate, purchasing and procurement, safety, and chambers of commerce.

Ed is very involved in the Philadelphia hospitality and business community serving on several hospitality boards such as the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors and Executive Committee, PHL Life Sciences, PHL Sports, the Philadelphia Works Board of Directors, and the Head of the Schuylkill Board of Directors. He also works closely with elected officials on issues that pertain to his clients and has been successful in saving his clients millions of dollars in legislative efforts. He was very involved in the 2016 Democratic Convention and the 2015 Papal Visit, representing the hotel industry in regards to safety and security, supply delivery, and ensuring that employees would be able to get to work while Center City Philadelphia was shut down.

After graduating from Oregon State University, Grose came to Philadelphia to row on historic Boathouse Row. He was a member of the U.S. National Team - a career highlighted by several National championships, a gold medal at the 1995 Pan Am Games in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, and 5th place at the 1995 World Championships in Tampere, Finland. He resides in Broomall, Pennsylvania with his wife and three children.

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