James Edward “Jim” McGreevey is 52nd Governor of New Jersey, serving from January 15, 2002 until November 15, 2004, when he left office three months after admitting that he had had an extramarital affair with a male employee. Upon publicly revealing his homosexuality on August 12, 2004, McGreevey became the first and, to date, the only openly gay state governor in United States history.

McGreevey was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, grew up in nearby Carteret, and attended St. Joseph High School in Metuchen. He attended The Catholic University of America before graduating from Columbia University in 1978. He later earned a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1981 and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University in 1982. McGreevey also attended a diploma program in law at the London School of Economics.

Jim McGreevey was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1990 to 1992, when he became Mayor of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. In 1993, he was elected to the New Jersey Senate, simultaneously serving as mayor during the four-year Senate term. McGreevey first ran for governor in 1997, but was defeated in a close race (47%-46%) by the incumbent Republican, Christine Todd Whitman. He ran for the governorship again in 2001, however, and won the second time around.

James McGreevey was raised as a Roman Catholic in a socially conservative household. Due to his pro-choice stance on abortion, he stated as governor that he would not receive Communion at public church services. This decision came after a request by Archbishop John J. Myers of the Archdiocese of Newark for pro-choice supporters to not seek Communion when they attended mass. McGreevey is committed to the separation of church and state, having said that he believes “it’s a false choice in America between one’s faith and constitutional obligation.” McGreevey implemented a stem cell research plan for New Jersey, and heavily lobbied for the state’s first domestic partnership law for same-sex couples, which he signed into law in early 2004.

In his memoir, “The Confession” (2006), McGreevey describes the duality of his personal life before he came out as gay. McGreevey’s life after politics and his calling as a priest are covered in a 2013 documentary film, Fall to Grace, directed by Alexandra Pelosi. The film debuted on HBO on March 28, 2013.

Jim McGreevey has two daughters. He and his partner live in New Jersey.

an has represented hundreds of companies across a diverse group of industries with the acquisition, disposition and consulting of commercial real estate transactions in excess of 7MSF. Clients include Institutions, Private Equity, Entrepreneurs and numerous Not for Profits.

Ian holds the SIOR and CCIM commercial real estate designations. As President of SIOR New Jersey, he led the Chapter to a National Award for a Community Outreach Program related to Hurricane Sandy. Ian is currently on the Board of Directors for CCIM New York and on the CCIM Institute National Marketing committee.

Professional Achievements include awards for SIOR "Largest Industrial Sale", "Challenging Deal of the Year" and "Largest Co-Broker Transaction".

Ian has provided expert testimony for landlord and tenant disputes, real estate tax appeals and property valuations. He has held seminars for various organizations and is an approved CLE instructor by the Board of Continuing Legal Education for the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He has had articles published in various trade journals and been quotable source numerous times

As a member of MUSA soccer, Ian won Bronze Medals at the Maccabiah Games, Israel and Pan Am Games Santiago, Chile.

Jose is a senior managing director and co-office head in the New Jersey office of JLL Capital

Markets, Americas. He joins JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and is a member of the firm’s

leadership committee. Jose specializes in investment advisory throughout New Jersey,

New York and Connecticut and also oversees the day-to-day operations of the firm’s New

Jersey office. During the course of his more than 25-year commercial real estate career,

he’s been involved in more than $62 billion of office, industrial, retail, multifamily and land

sales.

Jose started at HFF in March 2010. Before that, he was the executive director of Cushman &

Wakefield’s New York area investment sales group where he spent more than 17 years. He

began his real estate career as a real estate analyst at PaineWebber, UBS, Inc.

Mr. Altman is an entrepreneur and real estate investor with experience in identifying, buying and selling real estate. As a founder and Managing Member of KABR, he is instrumental in fundraising, structuring JV partnerships, sourcing and acquiring real property and debt. To date, Adam has participated in transactions totaling approximately four million square feet of commercial properties, as well as thousands of residential units, hotels and new development land with over 3000 units of entitlements. Prior to joining KABR, he focused on acquisition, development, management and disposition of real estate for a multi-billion dollar healthcare company.

Jeff Dunne has 36 years of experience in the real estate investment banking business as an advisor and transactional agent for retail, office, apartments, industrial and new development projects. He leads a team of 15 people that focus on investment sales and equity raises to capitalize projects largely located within two hours of Manhattan. Jeff has closed in excess of $19 billion in over 300 investment transactions since 2007 and over $30 billion during his career.

Steve Nislick is currently Chief Financial Officer of Hugo Neu Corporation, a privately owned company that builds, operates and invests in innovative real estate, recycling, energy, and other cleantech ventures. Steve is retired from Edison Properties, LLC, after 40 years, where he was Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, he was responsible for all aspects of financial, operating and administrative performance of all Edison businesses.

Steve is Founder and President of NYCLASS (New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets). Through NYCLASS, he has been actively involved with various animal rights organizations such as ASPCA, PETA, HSUS, etc. to transform the horse-drawn carriage industry and replace the carriage horses with a fleet of green-powered replica antique cars.

He has been involved with horses since 1991 and is deeply interested in the welfare and inhumane treatment of horses. Steve has lived on Central Park West since 1994 and has personally seen the constant abuse and mistreatment of carriage horses.

Steve and his wife, Linda, own 4 horses; 2 event horses, 1 dressage horse and 1 rescued carriage horse, Chance. Chance is a 7 year-old Percheron who had only been on the streets for 3 years and began to suffer from founder. She was sent to slaughter by her owner for the price of $400. After being rescued, Chance was given the proper treatment and rest to let her feet recover and she is doing great.

Until recently, Steve was actively involved in non profit causes, and sat on the boards of several local organizations, including the Princeton Blairstown Center, Board of Milano - the New School for Management and Urban Policy and the NYC Citizens Budget Commission. Steve has contributed close to $500,000 to The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at The University of North Carolina. Steve earned a BS in accounting from the Universtity of North Carolina and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New Jersey.

Jonathan Cortell is a Managing Director at L+M Development Partners with a particular focus on extending the firm’s business beyond New York City. Since joining L+M in 2005, Jon has represented the firm on multiple transactions, and is working on mixed-income and mixed-use transactions in New Jersey, specifically in Downtown Newark and Jersey City. Prior to joining L+M, Jon was the Vice President and Director of Development at the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA). In 2015, Jon was the recipient of the Rising Star Award at the Multifamily Executive Awards. Jon has a BA and a MPA from Columbia University as well as a MBA from New York University’s Stern Business School.

Margaret Anadu is a Senior Partner at The Vistria Group where she co-founded and leads Real Estate including one of the largest and fastest-growing affordable housing funds in the United States.

Margaret has devoted her career to investing which not only generates strong economic returns, but importantly has a demonstrable positive impact on underserved individuals, families, and communities. Margaret is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on equitable access to capital having invested over $10 billion across hundreds of transactions throughout the United States and was named one of the most influential figures in U.S. commercial real estate by Commercial Observer and to 40 Under 40 lists by Fortune, Black Enterprise and Crain’s.

Prior to joining Vistria, Margaret was a Partner at Goldman Sachs where she was the Global Head of Sustainability and Impact for Asset Management and head of the Urban Investment Group (GSUIG), the first impact investing platform at a major U.S. financial institution and Goldman Sachs’ primary impact investing business. Under her leadership, GSUIG invested over $2 billion annually in affordable/workforce housing, community facilities, educational space, industrial facilities, green infrastructure, student loans, and small businesses.

In 2022, Margaret was appointed chair of the board of directors of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. She also serves on the boards of the Mellon Foundation, NewYork-Presbyterian, the Urban Institute, and the Center for an Urban Future.