Michael Cohen serves as Vice President, Advisory Services with CoStar Group

(CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics

and online marketplaces. Founded in 1987, CoStar conducts expansive,

ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most

comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. Our suite of

online services enables clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched

insight on commercial property values, market conditions and current

availabilities. CoStar Group's websites attracted an average of approximately

40 million unique monthly visitors in aggregate in the second quarter of 2018.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar maintains offices throughout the

U.S. and in Europe and Canada with a staff of over 3,800 worldwide, including

the industry's largest professional research organization.

With views on markets in the United States, Canada and Europe, CoStar’s

Advisory Services supports clients with independent expertise in real estate

market analysis, real estate portfolio analysis, capital market conditions,

investor communications and the design of actionable real estate investment

strategies. Under Mr. Cohen’s leadership, Advisory Services provides a range

of bespoke research services to a client list that represents a “Who’s Who” of

global real estate market participants including commercial banks, insurance

companies, Wall Street firms, government agencies, pension funds,

investment advisors, real estate investment trusts, and private investors. Mr.

Cohen regularly speaks to industry organizations, is often quoted in the

national press, and has appeared on both CNBC and Bloomberg Television.

Professional associations include the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA),

National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment

Association (NAA).

Prior to joining CoStar Group, Mr. Cohen worked for leading analyst

organizations in both the real estate and technology industries. He received

his B.A. from SUNY at Buffalo, J.D. from Cornell Law School, and M.B.A. from

the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College.

Mr. Cohen can be reached by e-mail at mcohen@costargroup.com.

Phil is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operational, corporate, and business functions of the company and oversees preservation / value-add development projects. He joined Gotham in 2018, after overseeing asset management and property operations for a number of private equity firms and developers including Madison Realty Capital, WinnResidential, the Arker Companies, Richman Asset Management, and First Sterling Financial.

Phil has overseen investment portfolios in excess of 75,000 apartments, and management portfolios in excess of 8,000 apartments / 3 million square feet of commercial property. These portfolios have consisted of a variety of uses including multifamily, office, medical, retail, industrial, and land. His areas of expertise include asset management, property management, real estate finance and development, distressed debt, and corporate organization and operational efficiency. Phil has overseen several energy retrofit projects, including one for which he received Con Edison’s Property Manager of the Year award in 2012.

Phil has directed several strategic corporate and property level repositioning initiatives, leading to vastly improved financial performance, brand reputation, employee engagement, and owner/investor satisfaction. He has overseen several large-scale preservation projects in complex urban environments, arising in many cases through the foreclosure of distressed debt and the negligent disregard of prior owners. He has managed properties during receiverships, Article 7A proceedings, and bankruptcies. He has overseen the removal of thousands of city code violations and the restoration of services to disadvantaged residents.

Phil holds a BS from Bard College and an MS from NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.

Sarah currently serves as the Executive VP of Sales at ManageGo for the North American region, where she focuses on building strategies and collaborating with property managers and partners to help drive innovation in the property management space.

With an extensive history in management and sales, Sarah joined ManageGo in 2013 and took on responsibilities in sales, consulting, and strategic partnerships. Sarah has held a series of increasingly expanding positions, including managing the in-house sales team as director of sales.

Sarah also advises on the strategic development of the ManageGo product with her knack for market research and strategic expansion. By engaging with experienced real estate developers and industry leaders, following real estate development trends and attending a multitude of educational technology and real estate conferences, Sarah has been instrumental in driving the ManageGo product to new heights.

Luke Behrmann is a Product Management professional with a passion for creating customer value and the products that address the needs and problems of a market. Over ten years of experience in taking new products and technology to market is leveraged from across multiple industries and from large publicly traded companies, technology startups and academic technology transfer and commercialization. Prior to joining RedIQ, Luke oversaw a product platform and all product management activities that supported over $60MM in annual revenues and included all aspects of product planning, development and execution. Luke has a BA in Economics and an MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business.

Chad Summers is VP of Revenue for IOTAS, a smart home IoT (Internet of Things) platform that integrates hardware with software designed as an enterprise level solution for the multi-family industry. IOTAS delivers a fully-connected smart home experience for apartment residents that is voice controlled, integrated on a single app and provides automated intelligence. This allows multi-family owners and operators to attract new tenants at premium rents, while lowering utility and management costs. He formerly owned and operated an international lumber brokerage business where he developed a software to manage the complexity of quoting international supply to protect margins and enhance efficiencies. After selling his ownership in the company, Chad went on to successfully launch the fastest growing division of an accounting firm focused on the manufacturing industry where his passion for the Internet of Things grew. Chad’s background is rooted in strategic sales and marketing, cultivating partnerships, and leading teams. Throughout his career, Chad has focused on driving sustainable, profitable revenue growth.

Dan Wurtzel is President of the New York operations of FirstService Residential, the leading residential property management company in North America. He oversees the departments and teams that collectively manage nearly 500 condominium, cooperative and rental properties comprising 70,000 apartments in New York City.

A 30-year industry veteran, Dan is a board member of the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations (RABLOR). He holds a Registered in Apartment Management (RAM) credential from the National Associated Builders and Owners (NABO) and is a licensed real estate salesperson in New York State. His numerous awards and honors include being named “RAM of the Year” by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). He also received the Emma Lazarus Award from the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York (ABO) as well as a Management Achievement Award from Habitat magazine.

Under Dan’s leadership, FirstService Residential associates are provided the tools and technology necessary to successfully navigate the complex financial, regulatory, and operational challenges they face daily. He also is responsible for ensuring that FirstService Residential delivers its promise of “service excellence” to board members, building owners and residents across the company’s New York City portfolio.

Dan served on NABO’s national Board of Governors from 2003 to 2006 and shares his expertise by speaking at industry events and conducting seminars on topics such as building finances and labor relations. For over a decade, he has been an active board member of Community Access, Inc., a non-profit organization that assists New Yorkers living with psychiatric disabilities make the transition from shelters and institutions to independent living.

Dan joined the company in 1987 as a Property Manager and was promoted to positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer prior to being named President in 2008. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s business school.

Georgianna W. Oliver is the CEO and founder of Tour24®, the award-winning platform for self-guided tours. Oliver is a serial entrepreneur and a corporate executive that has built several businesses in the proptech space. These innovations include EverGreen Solutions, AptBudget both sold to RealPage, Inc. and Package Concierge® which sold in 2017 to Gibraltar Industries, Inc. Her passion for turning roadblocks into efficiencies has resulted in a 20-year track record of building and launching successful businesses fueled by innovation.

In addition to her role as founder of Tour24, she served as an executive for Gibraltar Industries, and oversaw the growth and management of Package Concierge®. Georgianna serves on the Multifamily Technology Entrepreneur Conference (MTEC) Advisory Board, is an Advisory Committee member of National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and on the Silicon Valley Bank Brain Trust Advisory Board of Innovators. She is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur.com’s Entrepreneur Leadership Network, serves as a Forbes Business Council Advisor and is a founding board member of the National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) Education Fund.

Chris Long has been with Deverell Smith for 7 years and made the move to New York in 2018 to help launch Deverell Smith in the USA. During his time with Deverell Smith, Chris has developed a strong track record of placements across the Real Estate sector, running the company’s Asset & Property Management and Finance teams as well as successfully completing executive searches in the worlds of Real Estate Development and Investment.

For the past 3 years Chris has also been Deverell Smith’s Talent Director, helping to grow the team to over 80 consultants, implementing a comprehensive training program and shaping the firm’s award-winning culture, with the company being named The Sunday Times 8th Best Company to Work for in the UK this year.

Over the past 25 years, Jonathan Rose Companies has been a thought-leader in socially and environmentally responsible real estate practices. Jonathan Rose Companies is a mission-based, real estate firm recognized for its ability to achieve visionary goals through practical strategies and cost-effective green solutions. The firm has nationally recognized experience in the investment and development of green mixed-use housing and office projects. Jonathan Rose Companies has developed, owned and managed over $1.5 billion in real estate.

Caroline Vary joined Jonathan Rose Companies in 2007. She brings 20 years of experience in asset management, leasing, financing, design, construction and development to her role as a Managing Director. Ms. Vary led the development of the LEED Gold Certified Metro Green Residential development, adjacent to the Stamford Transportation Center. She is also responsible for overseeing the asset management of the Firm’s East Coast portfolio and has implemented green retrofits of existing buildings nationally. While under the direction of Ms. Vary, the Connecticut Office of Jonathan Rose Companies received an Environmental Merit Award for Outstanding Achievements in Preserving New England’s environment.

Ms. Vary is also a founding member of the Stamford 2030 district, an initiative of property owners and community and professional partners working toward the goal of reductions in energy, water and transportation emissions related to the operations of commercial and large-scale residential buildings. Stamford is the 6th 2030 District in the Network which is comprised of leading-edge cities across North America.

Previously with Taconic Investment Partners, Ms. Vary served as Vice President responsible for the re-positioning of their commercial portfolio. A member of the Urban Land Institute, and American Planning Association, Ms. Vary holds a BARCH in Architecture and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. She holds a Real Estate Broker’s License in NY and CT, and actively serves in the Board of Stamford2030 and Franklin Street Works.

Rekha is responsible for determining Nuveen's Impact Investment strategy across sectors, asset classes, and regions. She originates and underwrites new deals and manages impact investments to execute Nuveen’s commitment across thematic areas of Affordable Housing, Inclusive Finance and Community & Economic Development. She also oversees a multi-asset class impact investing portfolio which includes private equity, private real estate, mortgages and fund investments.

Prior to joining Nuveen in 2012, she worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a vice president in their Institutional Investment Group. She has also held various positions at Merrill Lynch in Institutional Investments, and Investment Oversight and Risk Management.

Rekha holds a BA in economics from Yale University and an MBA with a specialization in financial instruments & markets, and social innovation & impact from New York University’s Stern School of Business. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, and a Certified Investment Management analyst (CIMA®). Rekha is a board member of Aeris, a non-profit organization that helps investors make and monitor mission investments, and she also serves on the advisory board of the Global Impact investing Network’s Institutional Investor Initiative.

Aaron Koffman leads Hudson's affordable housing pipeline and portfolio. Aaron relishes the challenge of putting Hudson's best feet forward on public and private competitions for development sites and building lasting partnerships with public, private and non-profit organizations. Aaron is continually inspired by his Hudson colleagues and loves working to bring transformative mixed-use developments like La Central, The Peninsula, BEC II and Greenpoint Hospital to reality. Aaron is a New York State Volunteer Firefighter who earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UC Berkeley and his Master of City Planning from MIT. Aaron also serves on the NYC Waterfront Management Advisory Board as well as the Board of the NYU Furman Center, Coro New York, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy. He remains a diehard Los Angeles Lakers and Angels fan.

Michael K. Staton is a Vice President and Mortgage Officer at CPC Mortgage Company LLC, a subsidiary of The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) that focuses on the company’s Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and FHA lending. Prior to joining CPC, Staton was Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Financing at TD Bank where his primary responsibilities were financing multifamily housing developments, office buildings, retail centers and industrial space. As Vice President of Originations at WNC & Associates, his focus was on managing relationships with clients and investing in Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties, as a Limited Partner, to create and preserve multifamily, affordable housing and to maximize the rate of

return to Investors for property acquisitions.

Staton also spent over 20 years at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency where he served in several key roles, including Director of Multifamily Programs and Lending, Director of Credit, Assistant Director of Financial Management along with other essential positions. Staton holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Hampton University and a Master's Degree from Rider University.

David Behin joined Newmark Knight Frank in 2016 to spearhead capital markets efforts in Brooklyn and serves as an executive managing director.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Behin has been involved in real estate transactions valued in excess of $4 billion throughout the Tri-State Area, with some of his most notable work including:

Sale of the St. Vincent de Paul church, a 75,000 SF conversion site located in North Williamsburg

Note sale of 53 Broadway, an 80,000 SF site in South Williamsburg

247 North Seventh Street, a 140,000 SF site in North Williamsburg

Prior to Newmark Knight Frank, Mr. Behin was a partner with MNS, one of New York City's premier full-service residential and investment sales brokerage firms. In 2011, he launched the firm's Investment Sales and Advisory Division. With Mr. Behin as president, the division completed more than $500 million worth of transactions, including the sale of development sites, multihousing properties, note sales and equity and debt placements. MNS was created by the 2009 merger of The Real Estate Group and The Developers Group, which Mr. Behin co-founded in 2002. The Developers Group planned and brought to market thousands of condominium and rental apartments in New York City, including more than 1,500 apartments on the Williamsburg waterfront.

Previously, Mr. Behin was a co-founder of a technology and telecommunications company that created software merging the utility of the cellular phone with the ubiquity of the internet. Among his notable achievements, he helped raise $30 million of capital for the company in one year while building it up from two employees to more than 100.

A New York City native, Mr. Behin received his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law and his bachelor's degree from Adelphi University. He is a frequent speaker on Brooklyn-related panels and a guest lecturer at New York University's Graduate Real Estate Program as well as at Baruch College. He is also frequently quoted in major publications including The New York Times, Crain's and The Wall Street Journal.

Matthew M. Baron is the President of Baron Property Group. Since 2005, Matthew has acquired and developed over $1.5 billion worth of property in NY and Los Angeles.

Mr. Baron currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Long Island City BID, and is also a member of the Board of Directors of Doorkee, which is a company he helped found. Mr. Baron was also an Adjunct Lecturer at New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies where he taught a course on Real Estate Development.

Mr. Baron holds a BS in Finance from NYU Stern and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Olga Malkin Horn is the Head of Real Estate for NYC at Sonder, where she is responsible for growth of the Sonder platform.

Prior to joining Sonder, Olga served as the Director of Acquisitions at Intrinsic Hotel Capital, where she was responsible for acquiring hotels around the country to reposition. Prior to this role, Olga was an investment professional within BlackRock's Real Estate Private Equity Division, where she was responsible for acquisitions across all property types and investment strategies in NY, NJ, CT and PA. Olga began her career at Lehman Brothers and subsequently Barclays, in the Investment Banking Division, where she worked on M&A deals as well as debt and equity financings within the Industrials Group.

Olga completed her undergrad degree at Brandeis University majoring in Economics, European Cultural Studies, and Business. She also received an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Chris is co-founder and CEO of Ollie, leaving behind his finance career in 2011 to focus his full time and energy on his passion for the development of coliving and micro-housing communities. His prior experience as both an institutional investor and an angel investor in the consumer sector led him to re-imagine how the multi-family housing sector could, and should, be very different if only real estate developers would segment and innovate their product as a consumer category rather than as a commoditized asset class or an investment vehicle.

Chris’ entrepreneurial roots pre-date Ollie. He is one of the initial seed investors in the organic baby food manufacturer, Happy Family Brands, which boasts nationwide distribution in most major grocers, including Whole Foods, Target and Wal-Mart, and was acquired by global food giant Groupe Danone in 2013. He also serves as an informal advisor to other food startups, including popsicle maker Ruby’s Naturals as well as egg substitute manufacturer Beyond Eggs.

Before making the entrepreneurial leap, Chris was a consumer staples analyst with Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel Investment Group. He began his career at the investment banking firm of JPMorgan Chase & Co, which he joined following his graduation from Georgetown University, where he was enrolled in the McDonough School of Business.

Bryan Oos is responsible for the acquisition of apartment development sites in the New York, Washington D.C. and Miami metropolitan areas. Bryan has been responsible for various aspects of the land acquisition, underwriting and approvals for 10 projects built or in the pipeline in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia, totaling over 4,300 units.

Prior to joining Toll Brothers Apartment Living in 2011, Bryan was a Vice President of Development at Michaels Development Company, where he worked on the redevelopment of public housing into mixed-income communities. Prior to Michaels, he was a Director of Development at Forest City Residential, where he worked on mixed-use redevelopment projects in the New York and Boston metropolitan areas with a focus on public and private financing structures.

Bryan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from James Madison University and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University.

Under Karim’s stewardship, Genesis has fostered community advancement through high-quality multifamily development in urban centers. Prior to founding Genesis, Karim was an investment banker with Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs and an investor with General Atlantic, a private equity firm in Greenwich, Connecticut. Karim earned a BA in Economics and Philosophy from Amherst College. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. A resident of Harlem, Karim serves as Treasurer of the Trustee Board of the First Corinthian Baptist Church, Trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission, Trustee of the Randall’s Island Park Alliance Board, Board Member of the Citizens Housing Planning Council, the New York State Association for Affordable Housing and a Member of the Leadership Council for Habitat for Humanity NYC. He is married to Luz Elena and has two daughters.

Senior Vice President, Development at Waypoint Residential with leadership responsibility for the firm’s rental residential, senior housing and student housing development efforts in the Northeast region, including land acquisition, construction and lease-up of new properties, as well as supporting teams in other geographic regions. Driscoll, who has more than 25 years of experience leading the planning and development of residential and mixed-use properties, joined Waypoint from LCOR, where he served as senior vice president of development. Previously, Driscoll held senior-level positions as at M/I Homes, K. Hovnanian Homes and Archstone.

Ron has more than 25 years of experience delivering audit and accounting services to real

estate companies located primarily in the New York metropolitan area.

His expertise includes commercial, retail, condo, multi-family and affordable housing

development and compliance, and advising on financial issues for real estate firms.

Among his specialties are attestation engagements, compliance, due diligence, and cost

certifications for residential real estate entities. He is often invited to speak on multi-family

and residential real estate topics nationwide and is quoted in industry publications.

Prior to joining Mazars USA, Ron was a Senior Manager at Rubin & Katz, which merged

with Mazars USA in 2004. He began his career at HJ Behrman LLP.

Ron graduated from Queens College of the City University of New York with a Bachelor of

Science in Accounting.

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.

Eric is VP of Marketing for Stay Alfred, a national provider of upscale travel apartments in downtown neighborhoods, recently ranked among the Top 1000 fastest-growing companies in the Inc 5000. Eric oversees customer acquisition, brand, revenue management, and corporate sales; his primary focus is on building the company’s direct channel of repeat customers while aligning the product with the needs of multifamily developer partners.

Eric brings two decades of experience as a marketing strategist for B2B, education, travel, and consumer brands. He specializes in digitally integrated cross-channel programs rooted in a deep understanding of customer behavior. He mostly recently led the turnaround and private equity acquisition of an ed tech company, and previously transformed marketing practices at student travel company Ambassadors Group as the company’s COO and SVP of Marketing. Eric is the author of Social Media Marketing: Game Theory and the Emergence of Collaboration, published by Springer. He holds a PhD ABD in Cultural Theory.

As Deputy Director of DHMG, Thompson oversees FHFA’s housing and

regulatory policy, financial analysis research and all mission activities

for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks. She

has held this position since March, 2013.

Prior to joining FHFA, Thompson worked at the Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation (FDIC), for more than 23 years in a variety of

leadership positions, most recently as Director, Division of Risk

Management Supervision.

During her time at FDIC, Thompson led the agency’s examination and enforcement program for risk

management and consumer protection at the height of the financial crisis. She also led the FDIC’s

outreach initiatives in response to a crisis of consumer confidence in the banking system. Her

experiences range from supervision to consumer protection, risk management and consumer

outreach activities. Thompson is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Winell Belfonte is a partner in CohnReznick’s Affordable Housing and Not-for-Profit and Education Industry

practices. She serves as the partner in charge of the Firm's New York office affordable housing practice. In this

capacity, she is the lead service provider and business advisor to her clients and accountable for the

dissemination and implementation of technical issues for affordable housing and not-for-profit clients.

Winell has 30 years of experience providing services to a broad range of clients. Her extensive experience

comes in the areas of audit, accounting, and tax for not-for-profit and for-profit clients including real estate

developers, investors, syndicators, contractors, and property managers, as well as charities and foundations.

Her business advisory expertise includes strategic planning, the design and implementation of internal control

structures, financial analysis, budgets, regulatory compliance, and investor requirements.

As a frequent speaker, Winell has become well known for her technical expertise. She has spoken to many

not-for-profit and affordable housing audiences and graduated from a nine-month community leadership

program with Leadership of Greater Washington in 2010.

Paul Massey was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he attended the Roxbury Latin School. He graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, in 1983.

Mr. Massey began his career at CBRE and soon became head of the market research department in Midtown Manhattan, then as an investment sales broker.

He founded Massey Knakal Realty Services together with his colleague Robert A. Knakal, whom he met at CBRE. The company became the New York metropolitan area’s dominant commercial investment sales brokerage firm. With over 225 employees serving more than 200,000 property owners, Massey Knakal Realty Services was consistently ranked New York’s #1 investment sales firm in volume for 14 consecutive years.

As CEO of Massey Knakal, he led the development of the firm’s strategic initiatives including geographic expansion as well as the growth of the firm’s service lines. At the end of 2014, Cushman & Wakefield acquired Massey Knakal and Mr. Massey was appointed President, New York Investment Sales.

In 2017, Paul Massey ran as a Mayoral Candidate for New York City, primarily focusing on education, housing and homelessness while also providing solutions for how to improve quality of life in the city.

In July 2018, Mr. Massey and his partners Neil Heilberg and Michael Wlody, launched a new commercial brokerage firm, B6 Real Estate Advisors, short for “Building By Building, Block By Block”. The investment sales and capital advisory firm specializes in middle-market ($1-$200 million). The firm employs a distinct Territory Network model, that ensures sub-market expertise for its agents along with an owner-aligned philosophy and a technology-forward platform.

Mr. Massey is a member of numerous organizations including REBNY and The Lower East Side Tenement Museum. He is also an amateur boxer and an avid skier. He and his wife, Gretchen, have three children; son, Paul III, and daughters, Sarah and Greta. He resides in Larchmont, NY.

Prior to founding Taconic with Paul Pariser in 1997, Charlie formed CBC Properties, where he acquired, repositioned, and managed more than one million square feet of office properties in New York City and Washington, D.C., as well as several hundred apartment units in the New York metropolitan area. Earlier in his career, he was a managing director at Jones Lang Wootton (JLW), where he was responsible for property acquisitions, sales, and financing for the firm’s international clientele, with a focus on New York, Washington, D.C., and Toronto. In these latter two cities he established JLW’s regional offices and business platforms.

A graduate of George Washington University, Charlie is actively involved in the educational community serving as a Regent of the New York State Board of Education, a board member of PENCIL, and a participant in PENCIL’s annual Principal for a Day program. In addition, Charlie is a member of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York, the Executive Committee of the Board of Advisors of the George Washington University School of Business, and the Advisory Board of the University’s Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis.

David is responsible for all investment and new development activity at L+M Development Partners, including oversight for each of the core expertise groups and investment platforms with Goldman Sachs’ Urban Investment Group and Citi Community Capital. He brings over 25 years of acquisitions, finance and new development experience, and has been a key participant in transactions involving over 20,000 units and $5 billion of investment. Prior to joining L+M, David spent much of his career in senior development roles at Forest City Ratner Companies and Tishman Speyer in New York. He began his professional life working in city planning and economic development before joining HR&A Advisors to focus on public-private development strategy and housing finance. David has served with organizations such as the Enterprise Community Partners New York Advisory Board, the Randall’s Island Park Alliance, the LIC Partnership, Manhattan Community Board 7, and as a fellow with Coro New York. He graduated from Harvard College with a degree in urban studies and earned an M.S. in real estate development from Columbia University.

Meade Curtis joined WinnDevelopment in January of 2016 as the Vice President of Development, where he is responsible for executing business and fostering institutional investment relationships throughout New York and New Jersey.

Meade has over a decade of real estate experience, having previously served as Vice President at AllianceBernstein Real Estate Partners, where he was responsible for sourcing investments on the behalf of the $1.2 billion real estate opportunity fund. Additionally, he has held positions at Blackstone and Merrill Lynch.

Meade holds a dual degree in Finance and Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

Andrew Lyons leads Fulcrum’s New York office where he is primarily responsible for client engagements in the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Fairfield County, Connecticut and other surrounding areas. Andrew has a diverse background; most notably in construction project management services, auditing, finance, and process design and improvement. With this diverse background of experience, Andrew continues to assist Fulcrum’s clientele on multiple large, complex projects.

Mitch Korbey is a partner, and chair of Herrick’s Land Use & Zoning Group. Mitch is an accomplished urban planner and land use attorney with more than 30 years of experience in private practice and government service. Mitch is a former Commissioner of the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), a former director of the Department of City Planning's (DCP) Brooklyn office, and a former deputy director of DCP’s Staten Island office. Mitch has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of New York City’s leading zoning lawyers for the past seven years. He advises clients on a wide range of issues, including site acquisitions and assemblages, site development options, zoning lot mergers and development rights transfers, as well as applications for zoning variances, special permits and other discretionary approvals from the BSA, DCP, Department of Buildings, Landmarks Preservation Commission, and other agencies. Mitch also regularly counsels prominent developers, owners and lenders on the management of millions of square-feet of New York City real estate. In doing so, he navigates the complexities of the City’s byzantine zoning resolution – guiding clients to the most efficient intersection of their business goals and what the rules will allow. He also keeps clients abreast of political headwinds that could impact their properties or development plans. Mitch is an adjunct professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, and an adjunct with Hunter College's graduate program in urban planning.

Miki Naftali is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Naftali Group, established in 2011. With over 25 years of experience in the international real estate industry, Mr. Naftali has a track record of acquiring, developing and managing properties with a total of $9 billion in assets, across North America, Asia, Europe and Israel. Mr. Naftali has developed a vast portfolio of 18 luxury condominium buildings in New York City with a total of 1,333 residential units- among other projects including luxury rental buildings and mixed-use properties.

Mr. Naftali is noted for spotting unique opportunities and launching projects that raise the bar for creative development in the domestic and international real estate industries. From an array of ground-up new development to meticulously preserving and restoring landmark buildings, Mr. Naftali’s success in development creates unparalleled demand and value. His most notable project in New York has been the $450 million restoration and reconfiguration of the iconic Plaza Hotel, preserving its beauty and history while transforming it into a successful mixed- use development, containing a five-star hotel, private residences, and celebrated shops with a world-renowned gourmet food hall.

Prior to establishing Naftali Group, Mr. Naftali was the President and CEO of Elad Group and its subsidiaries, overseeing all operations in New York, Florida, Canada and Singapore. He was instrumental in launching Elad Canada’s IPO, and served as the chairman after it became public. He established and was the President and CEO of Elad Properties, the development arm of Elad Group, which acquired The Plaza Hotel among other notable properties.

Miki Naftali was recognized for his development, marketing and financial activities- ranked No. 18 on the list of the Top 100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate by the New York Observer. Mr. Naftali is the former Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of DGRE, a European real estate investment firm with an impressive portfolio of holdings. Mr. Naftali is an active keynote speaker and accomplished guest lecturer. He has addressed a Private Society at Yale University, the YJP Real Estate Investment Summit, Friends of the IDF and audiences of University of Sothern California and Columbia Business School.

David directs acquisitions, entitlements, project financing, and development of Alloy’s projects.

As Chairman, NY Investment Sales with JLL Capital Markets, Bob co-leads the investment

sales division in New York City.

Bob was Chairman and Founding Partner of Massey Knakal Realty Services, New York’s #1

building sales firm. He started his real estate career in 1984 at CB Richard Ellis where he

met Paul J. Massey Jr. They both left CB in 1988 to form Massey Knakal.

From 1988 through 2014, Massey Knakal closed over 6,000 transactions with an aggregate

value in excess of $23 billion. To date, Bob has been personally responsible for the sale of

1,873 buildings (generally considered to be the highest total ever for a single broker in New

York) and over $18 billion in sales.

On December 31, 2014, Cushman & Wakefield acquired Massey Knakal. At Cushman &

Wakefield, Bob acted as Chairman of New York Investment Sales. He was ranked the top

originating investment sales broker at Cushman & Wakefield, globally, in 2014, 2015 and

2016.

Since 2009, Bob has written a weekly column on the New York City Real Estate Market

called Concrete Thoughts for the Commercial Observer.

Evi Kokalari - Angelakis is the Founder of Golden Key Realty Group, a company she started a few years ago, with a focus on Multi-Family Properties, Shopping Centers, Office Buildings and Development Sites.

Evi Kokalari - Angelakis has almost two decades of experience in new development, closely collaborating with developers in the planning, marketing, and sales of new residential buildings throughout the city. She is very familiar with all the phases of development as she served as the controller for a large construction company focusing on DEP, Port Authority, MTA and SCA projects.

That experience, intertwined with her property management skills and 20 years of investment sales record, sets her aside from the competition.

Evi Kokalari - Angelakis has established an excellent reputation as a creative thinker. Solving problems with patience and professionalism, makes her a valuable asset to her clients. Being an investor herself, she understands all the facets of buying wisely, building smart and flipping when appropriate. Having managed residential and commercial properties for the past 15 years, has given her a detailed knowledge of the pros and cons of owning and managing a building. She advises her clients continuously well beyond a transaction is completed as she has extensive knowledge of dealing with City’s and State’s agency like DHCR, HPD, DOB, DOF.

She is an expert on negotiating complicated deals and has proven to be very effective problem solver in the commercial market. No deal is ever big enough to satisfy her appetite for great challenges. It is through these challenges that she truly thrives.

Evi Kokalari - Angelakis is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York and ICSC. She is also a member of REBNY’s Queens Commercial Committee.

Zach is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Pender Capital. Zach co-founded Pender in 2015 and brings over 16 years of experience in both commercial real estate finance and capital markets expertise. Zach oversees the firm’s Investment and Research program which includes deal sourcing, research, and structuring and is a member of the Investment and Research Committee and the Management Committee. Prior to Pender, Zach served as Managing Director/ Senior Vice President for Liberty SBF, a commercial finance company based in Philadelphia, where he was responsible for establishing Liberty’s Western Regional HQ in Los Angeles and directed West Coast originations and operations. Zach personally originated over $60 million of commercial loans during the first year of operations on the West Coast. In 2008, Zach joined Silver Point Capital, LP in New York, a Goldman Sachs partner fund, where he was responsible for commercial real estate loan originations and insurance-linked securities trading. During his tenure at Silver Point, Zach traded more than $500 million in distressed commercial real estate debt, insurance-linked securities, and assets in the capital markets. From 2004 to 2008, Zach served as Senior Vice President/Division Director of Velocity Commercial Capital where he was the company’s highest grossing originator in e

Jason Ward is currently a Director at Hunt Real Estate Capital and focuses on the origination of multifamily housing. Prior to his current roles, Jason was the Deputy Chief Underwriter for Hunt Real Estate Capital’s Small Loan Group and was responsible for the unit’s credit and underwriting. Mr. Ward joined Hunt Real Estate Capital in 2016. Prior to joining Hunt, Mr. Ward was an Assistant Vice President at Arbor Commercial Mortgage where he most recently was part of the team that developed Arbor Loan Express. Additionally he was part of the team responsible for building out the Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan (SBL) Program. His responsibilities included the underwriting of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debt, as well as supporting the development of new business lines.

During his career, Mr. Ward has underwritten properties spanning multiple asset classes and types. Before Arbor, Mr. Ward was responsible for the underwriting, originations, and asset management at the Housing Development Fund, a Loan Fund emphasizing the financing of affordable properties throughout southwest Connecticut. Before that, he worked on UBS’ Real Estate Finance platform underwriting both on and off-book transactions. Before UBS, Mr. Ward was an Assistant Vice President at Related Capital / Charter Mac and was responsible for the underwriting of Affordable Multifamily Debt and Equity. In total, Mr. Ward has been involved in the underwriting of more than $5 billion in debt and equity transactions.

Mr. Ward holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Hofstra University and a M.S. in Real Estate Finance from New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.

Brian Flax currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Sales at Meridian Capital Group, where his main focus is overseeing broker performance and driving sales growth. His day-to-day responsibilities include managing the current mortgage brokers in Meridian’s New York office, as well as recruiting, onboarding, training, and managing new brokers within the firm. Brian created and continues to supervise the Meridian University sales training program, which has been highlighted by Bisnow and The Commercial Observer.

On a daily basis, Brian works closely with the Meridian research and marketing departments to organize, oversee, and constantly improve a proactive approach to servicing existing clients and acquiring new clients. Additionally, he focuses on fostering cohesiveness among Meridian’s three divisions—debt capital markets, investment sales, and retail leasing—to improve client service and drive new business. In addition to his role as a sales manager, Brian helps develop and manage many of the firm’s lender relationships.

Prior to joining Meridian in 2012, he spent nine years at Newtek Business Services Inc., a publicly traded consulting firm, where he held titles including Head of Sales, Chief Marketing Officer, and Senior Vice President of Operations.

Drew Fletcher is President of Greystone Capital Advisors where he oversees a team of professionals responsible for arranging creative debt and equity solutions for institutional and private commercial property owners and developers, and provides strategic advisory services for institutions, investors and borrowers. GCA also focuses on large loan mortgage origination across Greystone’s best-in-class Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, CMBS, Bridge, balance-sheet and special situation lending platforms.

Drew has over 24 years of commercial real estate experience. Prior to joining Greystone, Drew served as Chief Financial Officer of Edison Properties LLC, one of the largest private real estate owners in New York City, with a portfolio of urban self-storage, office, mixed-use, and multifamily assets, as well as substantial land holdings throughout the NY Metro Region.

Drew received a B.A. in Economics and Communications from Wake Forest University; an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University; and a Masters of Accountancy in Taxation from Rutgers University. He volunteers his time as a guest lecturer at the NYU Real Estate Institute and is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York and the Urban Land Institute. Drew also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Greystone Housing Impact Investors L.P. (NYSE: GHI), a publicly traded limited partnership that provides debt and equity financing to affordable and market-rate multifamily housing. Drew was named to the Commercial Observer’s 50 Most Powerful People in Commercial Real Estate Finance.

Nick Scribani is a managing director with Newmark Knight Frank's Debt and Structured Finance Group in New York, where he is responsible for the facilitation and execution of the team's financing transactions. Mr. Scribani has more than eight years of real estate investment banking experience and has to date executed more than $7 billion of capital markets transactions across all asset types.

Prior to joining Newmark Knight Frank, Mr. Scribani was a vice president at Citigroup, where he spent five years originating and running the full underwriting process, from sizing through securitization, on CMBS and balance sheet loans. During his tenure at Citigroup, Mr. Scribani successfully closed more than 150 transactions, totaling in excess of $4 billion in loan proceeds.

Mr. Scribani began his career at GE Capital Real Estate, working in asset management. Part of his role at GE included managing the valuation teams in New York and Connecticut.

Mr. Scribani holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated summa cum laude as a member of the Honors College.

Rick Kleeman is a founder and Managing Partner of Wheelock Street Capital (“Wheelock”), a real estate

private equity firm established in 2008. Since its inception, Wheelock has raised seven funds comprising

over $4 billion of equity capital and has acquired over 160 properties nationwide. Mr. Kleeman has over

30 years experience with all major real estate asset classes.

Together with his partner and co-founder, Jonathan Paul, Mr. Kleeman has built Wheelock with a

commitment to a set of guiding principles that prioritize returns to its investors over expansion of its

asset base. Wheelock’s strategy is built around property level operating expertise and employs in-house

“verticals” in hospitality, residential land and homebuilding, retail, office and industrial. These verticals

are led by talented industry veterans who provide Wheelock with the ability to creatively reposition

properties and enhance operating performance. Wheelock’s investment performance has consistently

fallen in the top quartile of its industry peers.

Before founding Wheelock, Mr. Kleeman spent over 15 years at Starwood Capital Group, where he was

one of the earliest partners and served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Acquisitions. At

Starwood, Mr. Kleeman was directly or indirectly involved in the majority of the firm’s investments,

which comprised over 215 transactions within all major asset classes, across eight equity funds and

totaling $6 billion in institutional capital commitments.  Mr. Kleeman led the acquisition of Westin

Hotels & Resorts, National and American Golf, and Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts in collaboration with

Starwood Hotels, helped lead the acquisition of ITT Sheraton, and led the formation of Starwood Land

Ventures and the growth of Troon Golf.

Mr. Kleeman serves on the Boards of the Norwalk Open Doors Shelter, The Waterside School in

Stamford, CT and is a member of the President’s Leadership Council of Dartmouth College.   Mr.

Kleeman received a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School,

where he was a Baker Scholar. He is the proud father of three children, Amanda, Andrew and Serena.

Brahm Cramer is Co-Chief Investment Officer of Prospect Ridge. Prior to the formation of Prospect Ridge, he was a partner at AllianceBernstein (AB) and together with Jay Nydick, founded its U.S. Real Estate Investments group in 2009 and Commercial Real Estate Debt Group in 2013.

Prior to AB, Mr. Cramer was a partner at Goldman Sachs, where he served as co-head of the Real Estate Principal Investment Area; co-chaired the Whitehall investment committees and served as chief financial officer of the Whitehall funds; served on the Firmwide Risk Committee; and oversaw the firm’s balance-sheet real estate positions.

He holds a BCom (Hons) from Queen’s University in Canada and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He currently serves as the Board Chair for Civic Builders, a New York–based nonprofit that builds charter schools. Mr. Cramer serves on the Prospect Ridge, AB Real Estate Partners and AB Commercial Real Estate Debt Investment Committees.

Willy Walker is consistently recognized as one of the most influential executives in the United States commercial real estate finance industry. He joined the company in 2003 as executive vice president and chief operating officer and became chief executive officer in 2007. Under Mr. Walker’s leadership, Walker & Dunlop has grown from a small, family-owned business with one office and forty-six employees to become one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States with twenty-five offices and over five hundred employees. Walker & Dunlop has been named one of the "50 Fastest Growing Companies" in the Washington Region every year since 2011, named a "Great Places to Work" in 2012, 2013 and 2015, and named a “Top Workplace” by the Washington Post in 2014 and 2016. Investors in Walker & Dunlop’s IPO saw their stock appreciate 191% in the company’s first five years as a public company. Mr. Walker won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2011.

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Mr. Walker was president of the European and Latin American divisions of TeleTech, a global business process outsourcing company. He previously worked at private equity firm Newbridge Latin America, and was also general manager of a regional airline start-up in Argentina. He currently serves on the boards of the Mortgage Bankers Association, the Federal City Council, the Sustainable Technology Fund, and St. Albans School. Mr. Walker was Chairman of the Board of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) from 2008 until 2012, and Chairman of the Board of Transcom, a global business process outsourcing company, from 2007 until 2012.

Mr. Walker received his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard University. He has run the Boston Marathon in 2:36, is an avid cyclist, and can likely be found on the ski slopes of Sun Valley when not running Walker & Dunlop.