McLean T. Wilson joined Kemmons Wilson Companies in 2007 as a Principal. He is currently the CIO of Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners (KWHP) and its associated Fund while also overseeing the rest of KWC’s real estate activity. From 2010-17 McLean successfully quarterbacked the effort to re-develop the blighted, 1.5 million square foot Sears Crosstown building in the heart of Memphis. The unprecedented $250 million public/private project resulted in the Crosstown Concourse, a LEED Platinum, internationally awarded urban village that has redefined what is possible in the city. Before joining the family business, McLean took a deliberately interdisciplinary path. He taught math at a high scho