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FACULTY & STAFF

Cheryl Laing

Marketing and Recruitment: Steers Center for Global Real Estate

Francesco D’Acunto

James A. Clark Chair and Associate Professor of Finance

George Yeonas

Managing Director: Steers Center for Global Real Estate

Jeffrey Foster

Adjunct Professor: Steers Center
Independent Director: Board of Vault Digital Infrastructure

John Wilkinson

Adjunct Professor: Steers Center
President and Founder: Boundary Companies

Matthew Cypher

Atara Kaufman Professor of Real Estate
Director: Steers Center for Global Real Estate

Sean Brazier

ESG Fellow: Steers Center
Founder and CEO: EDai

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ADVISORY BOARD

Aaron Bothner

Vice President – Acquisitions, Wafra Inc.

Alex Hermance

Investment Associate: ASB Real Estate Capital Investments Group

Andrew Lohrfink

Senior Director – Acquisitions, Tishman Speyer

Andrew McNeill

Director – Investments, Host Hotels and Resorts

Ben Tenzer

Associate – Real Estate Private Equity, KKR & Co. Inc.

Campbell Hudson

Vice President Debt Capital Markets, M&T Bank

Chad Provost

Senior Director – Portfolio Management, Invesco Real Estate

Chase Ladman

Associate of Acquisitions, Lexington Realty Trust

Daniel P. Chappell

Director of Underwriting & Forecasting – Investments, Washington REIT

Danielle Van Fossan

Portfolio Manager – Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board

David Greek

Director of Acquisitions: Greek Development

Elizabeth Cotter

Senior Vice President – Capital Markets, JBG SMITH

Gil Tenzer

Partner & Director of Real Estate: Contrarian Capital

Henrique C. Cordeiro Guerra

Founder and Managing Partner: One Bridge Capital

James Solomon

Co-Founder and Managing Partner: Ravinia Capital Group LLC

Jason Ward

Senior Vice President – Acquisitions, FCP

John Kevill

Principal and Managing Director: U.S. Capital Markets, Avison Young

K. Courtland Thomas

Co-Founder and Partner: Atlanta Property Group

Katie Yanushonis

Senior Vice President, The Meridian Group

Kelvin Moses

Vice President – Investments, Healthpeak Properties Inc.

Laura Sanint

Director – Investment Management, Ascento Partners

Lawrence Palumbo

Partner and Chief Operating Officer: Falcon Partners

Lena Duffield

Acquisitions Associate, Wheelock Street Capital

Lexington Henn

Vice President – Debt & Equity Finance Team, Mission Capital

Marc L. Flamino

Managing Director: RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Mark Negus

Director – Debt Capital Markets, PGIM Real Estate

Matt Ferrari

Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Acquisitions: TruAmerica Multifamily

Matt Nicholson

Managing Director, Washington, D.C. office, JLL

Matthew Cypher

Atara Kaufman Professor of the Practice
Director: Steers Center for Global Real Estate

Matthew Petrillo

Vice President – Acquisitions, Clarion Partners

Matthew Pfeiffer

Partner & Director of Acquisitions, Alterra Property Group

Maxi T. Leachman

Senior Vice President, Debt & Structured Finance Group – CBRE

Nick O’Neill

Vice President – Acquisitions, Goldman Sachs MBD Real Estate

Nicolas Franzetti

Senior Vice President, ASB Capital Management

Noble Carpenter

Senior Associate – Acquisitions, Wafra Inc.

Patrick Hackett

Senior Vice President – Stockbridge Capital Group

Patrick Wernig

Director – Acquisitions, Four Corners Property Trust

Paul Quinlan

Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Global Real Estate: Blackstone

Paula Schaefer

Senior Vice President: Clarion Partners, LLC

Reginald Livingston II

Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Acquisitions for Acadia Realty Trust

Richard M. Lucas

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary: Walker & Dunlop

Robert Holuba

Vice President of Acquisitions, CenterSquare Investment Management

Ronald J. Kravit

Former Co-Head of North American Real Estate, Senior Managing Director: Cerberus Capital Management

Sonny Kalsi

Founder & Partner: Green Oak Real Estate

Steven Ujvary

Senior Vice President, Acquisitions: Starwood Capital Group

Ted Shin

Chief Financial Officer: Capitol Hill Group

Zach Levine

Analyst – Originations Team, Morgan Stanley Commercial Real Estate Lending

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Executives in Residence

Alex Yaraghi

Associate Director: Cohen and Steers Capital Management

Dan Altscher

Assistant Portfolio Manager & Co-Head of Macro Research: FJ Capital Management

William C. Grubbs Jr.

Managing Director, Head of U.S. Funds Management: Invesco

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