With Sincere Gratitude and Appreciation for the Generosity and Support of our Advisory Boards
Ricardo Caporal Avra Jain Matthew Adler Suzanne Amaducci, JD David Arditi Ryan Bailine, MBA, JD Troy Ballard, BArch Hampton Beebe Michael Berkowitz Trish Blasi, BBA Henry Bott Alice Bravo, BSCE Alicia Cervera Lamadrid, BA Toby Cobb Kolleen Cobb Steve Cohen Taylor Collins Chris Damian Scott Davidson Robert Davis Lesley Deutch Ronny Finvarb, BBA, JD Charles Foschini, BBA, MBA, JD Joe Furst, JD Sydne Garchik Jessica Goldman Srebnick Garrett Graue Kona Gray Anthony Graziano, BS Vanessa Grout, AB Richard Heisenbottle, BArch Eduardo Imery, BA Edgar Jones, Jr. Arnaud Karsenti Arden Karson Neisen O. Kasdin Zain Koita Jordan Kornberg Matthew W. Lazenby, MRED+U Jamie LeFrak Jay Mantz David Martin Jay Massirman Nitin Motwani Tom C. Murphy, MBA Justin Oates Alan Ojeda Steve Patterson Brian Ray Brent Reynolds, BSE, BSF Matthew Rieger Craig L. Robins, JD Carlos Rodriguez Todd Rosenberg Steve Ross Carlos Rosso Sandor Scher Lindy Smiley John C. Sumberg William Thompson, MBA Job Warshaw Michael Wohl Simon Ziff
MRED+U Advisory Board Chair
Founder and President
Mattoni Group
Immediate Past Chair
Founder
Vagabond Group
Founder and Managing Principal
Adler Real Estate Partners
Partner, Head of Real Estate Practice Group
Bilzin Sumberg
Principal
Aria Development Group
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Vice Chairman
CBRE
Vice Chairman
Newmark Knight Frank
President
Berkowitz Development Group, Inc.
President and Founder
Borghese Investments
President
Swire Properties Inc.
President
Alice Bravo & Associates, L.L.C.
Managing Partner
Cervera Real Estate
Co-CEO
3650 Capital
EVP and General Counsel
FECI
Senior Director-Commercial Real Estate
Synovus
Managing Partner
Two Roads Development LLC
Executive Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer
City National Bank
CEO and President
SSD, LLC
Founder
Seaside
Managing Principal
John Burns Research & Consulting
Principal
Finvarb Group
Senior Managing Director
Berkadia
Managing Principal
Place Projects
Founder and President
MRK Partners, Inc.
CEO and Principal
Goldman Properties
Principal
Seagate Capital Construction & Development
Principal
EDSA
Chairman and CEO
Integra Realty Resources
CEO
OKO Real Estate
President
R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Fortune International Group
Chairman
Edgar Jones & Company, LLC
Managing Principal
13th Floor Investments
Managing Principal
Karson & Co.
Office Managing Partner
Akerman LLP
Managing Partner
Knickpoint Ventures
CIO
Mast Capital
President and CEO
Whitman Family Development
Vice Chairman and Managing Director
LeFrak
President
Rialto Capital Group
CEO & Founder
Terra Group
Managing Principal
Rivergate Companies
Managing Partner
Merrimac Ventures
Co-President
Coastal Construction Company
Managing Director
Kawa Real Estate Investment
Owner & CEO
Rilea Group
President
Related Development
Managing Partner
Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners
CEO & Managing Partner
NR International
President and CEO
Housing Trust Group
Chief Executive Officer and President
Dacra
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Driftwood Capital
Managing Principal
Pebb Capital
Executive Vice President
AMLI Residential
Founder
Rosso Development
Owner
Claro Development
Chief Human Resources Officer, Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group + Starwood Property Trust
Chairman
Bilzin Sumberg
Director of Development
Fort Partners
Iron Hound Management Company, LLC
Founder
Coral Rock Development Group
President and Co-Founder
The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group
Randy K. Weisburd, BBA Manuel de Zarraga, MBA, BSCE Matthew Allen Patricia Alonso Gonzalez Paul Amoruso, BBA Tom Bartelmo Tere Blanca, BBA, MBA Doug Bowen Jeff Brown Malcolm Butters, BBA Tom Christopoul Ugo Colombo Michael Comras, BBA Edgardo Defortuna, MBA Warren de Haan Kevin Fitzpatrick Jim Flaum Scott Jaffee Sonny Kalsi Alexis Kantt Marcelo Kingston Howard Lorber David Luski Jackie Mansfield Camilo Miguel, Jr, BBA Roger Morales, BBA Alfonso Munk Gabe Navarro Jay Parker Neil Shah Zachary Witkoff
Miami Herbert Real Estate Advisory Board Chair
President and COO
Atlantic Pacific Companies
Miami Herbert Real Estate Advisory Board Co-Chair
Executive Managing Director
JLL Capital Markets
Executive Vice President & COO
The Related Group
Managing Director
Ponte Gadea
Managing Director
Oxford & Simpon Realty Services
President & CEO
The Kislak Organization
President & CEO
Blanca Commercial Real Estate
Senior Investment Advisor
DJB Associates
President & Vice Chair
NFI
President
Butters Construction & Development
Founder & Managing Partner
Iviron Capital
President
CMC Group
Principal
The Comras Company of Florida
President & CEO
Fortune International Realty Inc.
Managing Director & CEO
Acore Capital
Managing Director
Spring Bay Property Company LLC
Managing Director, Global Commercial Real Estate
Morgan Stanley Inc.
Managing Member, Founder
Metropolitan Realty Group
Co-CEO
Bentall Greenoak
Principal, Real Estate Europe
Blackstone
Managing Director
Multiplan Real Estate Asset Management
President & CEO
Vector Group Ltd.
President
DRA Advisors LLC
Principal
Tristar Capital
Founder & CEO
Mast Capital
Partner & Head of Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
KKR
Managing Partner, Global Co-Head Investment Management
Hines
Managing Partner
MMG Equity Partners
CEO
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
President & COO
Hersha Hospitality Trust
Executive Vice President
The Witkoff Group LLC
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