Mr. O'Brien previously served as a Managing Partner for JPI, a national owner of multifamily communities, and as a Managing Director in Boston and New York for Tishman Speyer, one of the world’s leading real estate firms. O'Brien also led the Boston Redevelopment Authority as its Director and Chief of Staff, overseeing the development of over 12 million square feet of projects in Boston, from 1994 to 2000. O'Brien has served as Chairman of The Greater Boston Real Estate Board and currently serves on the Board of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at Harvard University and as Vice Chair of the Board of Overseers of The Anti-Defamation League of New England. In 2011, the Governor of Massachusetts appointed Mr. O’Brien to the Board of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency. In 2016, Mayor Martin J. Walsh appointed O’Brien to the Board of Trustees of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy. O’Brien is a graduate of Brown University and Suffolk University Law School, and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.

With an impressive track record spanning over two decades, Tzveta brings a wealth of experience in programming, space planning, analytics, and reorganizational strategy. Her specialized expertise in serving prestigious pharmaceutical, higher education, corporate and government clients make her an invaluable asset to any project team. Tzveta has earned recognition for her active engagement in the professional community. Her contributions to mentoring programs and successful business development initiatives in the Northeast region showcase her commitment to driving positive change in the industry.

Matthew Fickett is managing principal of the Boston architectural studio of HDR. Fickett utilizes his extensive technical architecture background in science facilities to support the growth of the science and healthcare practice. He is passionate about bringing sustainability goals into technical spaces and demonstrating that even complex, science-driven systems and buildings can find new ways to reduce energy consumption and increase sustainability. Fickett thrives in working directly with scientists to create environments which support the physical and process requirements of their work; especially welcoming opportunities to create unique, specialty labs for novel research. His design work comes from a physics-based understanding of requirements (scientific needs and sustainability) and an emphasis on the human experience. Fickett earned his Bachelor of Architecture and a minor in organizational psychology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Committed to advancing the profession, Fickett is a regular critic at architecture schools, including Northeastern, Columbia, and the Boston Architectural College. He gives back to the design community by regularly presenting and writing on topics of laboratory design, from the sustainable design and operation of whole buildings to details of technical spaces, like research cleanrooms.

With over 15 years of experience, Alexander Main joined Wise Construction’s team in 2009 as an Assistant Project Manager. Since joining Wise, Alex has advanced to become a Senior Vice President and Project Executive due to his successful management of projects for Science & Technology clients throughout Greater Boston. Clients such as Moderna, Pfizer, Novartis, Takeda, and Alexandria Real Estate Equities have led him to some of Cambridge and Boston’s most interesting research, laboratory, and corporate spaces. With a solid understanding of the project flow from start to finish, Alex makes excellent use of his resources within his teams to accomplish tasks efficiently and effectively. His commitment to producing high-quality work is second to none. He has a talent for developing rapport, allowing him to build strong relationships with clients, designers, and subcontractors alike. As a Project Executive, he is responsible for project implementation, scheduling, trade coordination, logistics and safety planning, requisition preparation, financial status and budget reports, change management, and quality control. Like many of his colleagues at Wise, he is proud to be a fellow Wentworth Institute of Technology graduate with a B.S. in Construction Management. Alex also holds a MA Construction Supervisor’s License, 30-Hour OSHA Certification, ASHE Health Care Construction Certification, and is 64-Hour Lean Healthcare Certified.

Ben joined the MassBio team in 2017. As Vice President of Economic Development and Workforce, he oversees MassBio’s relationship with municipalities, international organizations, and the local real estate and development community. He also works with member and non-member companies to support their decision-making on relocation or expansions. Through relationships with foreign economic development agencies, Ben works to connect foreign companies to the US market. Additionally, he serves as a resource for Massbio member companies as they look to grow their operations in Massachusetts from a personnel standpoint.

Prior to MassBio, Ben worked as Director of Business Development and Regional Strategy at the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center where he was responsible for recruiting new companies to do business in Massachusetts and developing relationships with municipalities across the Commonwealth with the goal of expanding the industry state-wide.

Ben has a B.A. in Political Science from Union College(NY). He lives in North Reading with his wife and two kids.

John, an equal majority owner of SGA, spearheads the firm’s architecture practice, encompassing the life sciences, academic, commercial, technology, and residential markets. Known as a design innovator and thought leader, John leads many of the firm’s valued client relationships. Using his creativity, knowledge and strong communication skills, he has generated award-winning design concepts and has achieved public approvals for SGA’s largest and complex projects.

With over 16 years at SGA, John oversees the firm’s large-scale projects in both urban and suburban settings. He plays a major role in master planning, conceptual design, and the entitlements process, welcoming opportunities to present the perspective of clients to generate consensus among communities, municipalities and key stakeholders.

John’s talent for placemaking and architectural innovation has broadened recognition for SGA’s approach to design. Within the firm, John is a champion for design and an advocate for SGA’s culture, with an ongoing focus on fostering a supportive environment where people can thrive and grow as design professionals.

John received a Bachelor and Master of Architecture from Virginia Tech. Outside of the office, he spends time with his wife, two sons, and dog Brenna, who is a lab mix. He and his family enjoy traveling, the beach, and sports – they support Boston’s pro teams, his sons’ youth teams, and their alma maters, Virginia Tech and Ohio State.

Jennifer represents clients in connection with all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, and financings of office, life sciences, industrial, and multifamily properties throughout the continental United States. Her experience includes representing investors in joint ventures and other interest purchases in complex commercial real estate transactions. She also has extensive experience counseling real estate borrowers in obtaining and refinancing loans on diverse properties, opposite CMBS, bank, and insurance lenders.

Jennifer frequently represents real estate and pension funds, among other owners and operators of commercial real estate, across a spectrum of real estate transactions and also provides clients with strategic counsel on existing and potential issues and opportunities as market and economic conditions evolve.

As an Executive Vice President, Rob is responsible for co-managing Leggat McCall Properties’ development business, playing a key role in client development and serving on the Investment Committee. Rob has expertise in acquisition, development, and project management with key institutional, corporate, and investor clients across a wide array of project types.

Rob brings more than 30 years of experience to the firm. In his career, he has personally developed or managed more than 4 million square feet of projects at an aggregate value/cost of $4 billion. His projects have included build-to-suits, university real estate, corporate relocations, life science facilities, and land transactions.

Prior to joining the Leggat McCall team in 2011, Rob was a Managing Director at JLL where he was responsible for the firm’s development activities in New England and directed a group of more than 30 people. He joined Spaulding & Slye in 1994 and was a Partner of the firm when it was acquired by JLL in 2006.

Kerry Hawkins is the Senior Director of Asset Management for Hobbs Brook Real Estate, where she leads the development and implementation of investment strategies for the portfolio.

Prior to joining HBRE in 2023, Kerry held positions as the Senior Director of Life Science Investment Management at Greystar, and Senior Director of Capital Markets in JLL’s Boston office focused on life science investment sales and equity placement. She also previously spent 18 years at CBRE and Trammell Crow Company specializing in agency leasing and strategic asset repositioning for a variety of investors in office and life science assets. In her leasing career, she completed more than 1,100 transactions totaling more than 10.5 million square feet.

Kerry is actively involved in many industry organizations, including serving as President for CREW Boston, on the Board of Directors for NAIOP, the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for NAIOP MA, the Executive Committee for the DEI Collaborative, and a member of the Urban Land Institute and Commercial Brokers Association.

Kerry received her bachelor’s degree from Colby College in Government and Spanish and a certificate in Real Estate Finance from Boston University.

Matt oversees Bulfinch’s Asset Management Team, working closely with Financial Reporting and Acquisitions to ensure the success of the firm’s portfolio management and growth.

Kristen O’Gorman is a Principal in SCB’s Boston office, where she has helped lead the growth of the firm’s science and technology practice. Kristen brings over a decade of experience and a diverse portfolio of work in Greater Boston, including numerous life science projects, commercial office, adaptive re-use, and university projects. Her thoughtful approach to design considers how architecture can have an impact across multiple scales; from how an individual user experiences the space, to how the building as a whole can have a positive impact on the public realm.

Kristen’s design process is highly collaborative and engaging; working closely with clients from the drawing of the first line through the delivery and realization of their vision. Her experience spans projects of all sizes and complexities, ranging from large-scale, ground-up new construction to smaller, adaptive re-use and renovations. She understands the importance of sustainability and resiliency and how to balance efficiencies and use moderation while creating beautiful and healthy spaces. Currently, she is leading the design for several large ground up projects.

Kristen is a member of the American Association of Architects (AIA) and NCARB, and is a LEED Green Associate. She received her Bachelor and Master of Architecture from Roger Williams University.

Levi Reilly is a Partner and leads Marcus Partners’ development group. He has been instrumental in growing the firm’s development portfolio which includes Parcels O and P in Boston’s Raymond L. Flynn Marine Industrial Park, ground-up multifamily projects in Metro Boston, New York and Washington, DC and industrial projects across Metro Boston.

Levi joined Marcus Partners from Skanska USA Commercial Development, where he led the Los Angeles development group after having spent four years with Skanska in Boston.

Levi earned a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Oregon State University.

Dr. Maude Tessier joins Seismic after serving as Chief Business Officer of Ikena Oncology (Nasdaq: IKNA), a clinical-stage biotech company, where she built and managed the business development, legal and corporate strategy functions. At Ikena, she played a multi-faceted role leading key company building initiatives, including the negotiation and execution of a $1B+ strategic partnership with BMS, the strategy and execution of the company rebranding and pipeline expansion into targeted oncology, the acquisition of Amplify Medicines, and as part of the executive team, drove core elements of financing activities resulting in over $260M in private and public capital. Prior to Ikena, she was Executive Director, Business Development and Licensing at Merck & Co, leading oncology partnering in the Boston innovation hub. Dr. Tessier previously served as Assistant Director, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives at Boston Children’s Hospital. She began her career at Xanthus Pharmaceuticals, a venture-backed oncology biotech company in Cambridge, Mass., where she had key roles in business development and program management of a Phase 3 drug candidate leading to its eventual FDA approval. She holds a BSc in Biochemistry from McGill University and a PhD from the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto.

Jake Kaplan is an advisor at NFP, a leading insurance brokerage in Boston. As a rising star in the industry, he has quickly made a name for himself by focusing largely on cannabis, construction, and real estate.

Despite joining NFP during the pandemic in 2020 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, Jake has proven himself to be a valuable team member. Outside work, he is also an avid rugby

player with over 10 years of experience. This passion led him to create the Rugby Depot while helping to run Bright Spirit Children’s Foundation, a charity organization focused on providing distractive entertainment for seriously-ill children in hospitals.

Seasoned startup and growth executive doing what I can to contribute to the innovation ecosystem in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the U.S. and globally. Experienced in the building of corporate, industry and government partnerships through the deployment of the vast resources at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and University of Massachusetts Medical School, resources and human capital that are available to companies and organizations of any size. Expertise in launching and running lab facilities and shared workspaces to include programming around intellectual property, business considerations, raising capital, regulatory & reimbursement strategy, product development, pitch competitions and more. Learned from the best that serendipity and collisions of value are real.

Joe Collura is Managing Partner of HelixPoint Capital, a Cambridge, MA, USA-based venture firm operating at the intersection of life sciences and drug discovery automation. HelixPoint combines an automated R&D infrastructure with a pre-seed to Series A fund to build and scale biotech companies faster, with less capital, and greater conviction. Joe’s background spans therapeutic commercialization, drug discovery & clinical R&D, and venture incubation, with a focus on accelerating drug development while reducing costs. He holds an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, an MS in Bioengineering from Northeastern University, and a BS in Biology from the United States Air Force Academy.

Dr. Margulis has more than 25 years of science and business development experience in the Life Science industry and is currently a Chief Operating Officer at Mansfield Bio-Incubator, building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southeastern Massachusetts. Trained as a cellular and molecular biologist, his accomplishments include 12 authored scientific papers and numerous abstracts. In business development, Dr. Margulis increased sales by 200% within two years in the US and Canada, placed the Capital Equipment instruments into world-class academic and biotech/pharma accounts in the Boston area, and created a life science entrepreneurial ecosystem at Mansfield Bio-Incubator from scratch. He was critical in securing $4M money ($2M from Massachusetts Life Science Center and $2M from a private foundation) for Mansfield Bio-Incubator's 15,000 square feet expansion, which was completed in Q1, 2022.

Ginger holds a Masters Degree in Architecture from Tulane University and is an Architect and Lab Planner with Stantec, Boston. Across her 30 years of experience in Laboratory Planning and Design, she has worked with a wide range of clients and sciences, with a strong focus on buildings for Life Sciences. She brings her passion for helping clients realize their goals and bringing a human scale to complex, technically intense spaces for the sciences to her work.

Kate oversees the Strategy team and leads the discipline’s effort to craft thoughtful positioning recommendations for clients across real estate, corporate, and product marketing. This includes in-depth market research, facilitating comprehensive client intake workshops, and developing the strategic foundation for entire brand campaigns. Kate is a charismatic team leader with an intimate knowledge of Neoscape’s clients. She purposefully asks the right questions to dig deeper and ensure strategic plans align with client objectives, setting their projects, brands, and products on a trajectory of success.

A few notable life science projects Kate has developed a strategic foundation for include, locally, Beacon Capital Properties - 2 Harbor, King Street Properties - Pathway, Allston Labworks, 101 Cambridgepark Drive, and Boylston Properties - 100 Forge. Nationally, she has worked on Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX), Deerfield - Cure at 345 Park Avenue South (New York, mNY), Trammell Crow Company - Science Square (Atlanta, GA), and many more. She is co-chair of the Women of Neoscape group and an active member of ULI New York’s Young Leaders Group.