Liz Holland
CEO, Abbell Associates
MRED+U Advisory Board
Elizabeth (Liz) Holland is the Chief Executive Officer of Abbell Associates, an eighty year old private real estate investment, development and management company with an approximately 5.5 million/sf portfolio, principally comprised of shopping center, office, and enclosed mall properties. Liz is responsible for overseeing all business and legal matters, including development, financing, leasing, capital and construction projects, and investor and tenant relations. Active in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Liz served as the worldwide Chairman (2016-17). In addition to ICSC, Liz is also a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) - Commercial & Retail Council - Blue. Liz is a Trustee of Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) and a board member of: VICI Properties, Inc. (VICI); The James Campbell Company, LLC; and The Village Bank & Trust.
Liz is also the CEO of Consortial Technologies, LLC, a real estate software developer, with a current product called Layercake, a site and market analysis application.
Prior to joining Abbell, Liz was a Senior Staff Attorney with the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, a Congressional commission charged with making recommendations to amend the Bankruptcy Code. Previously, Liz was a restructuring and business reorganization attorney with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York. Prior to becoming an attorney, Liz was a fixed income portfolio manager at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in New York.
