Mr. Matloff joined Meridian in 2022 and currently serves as a Director in the company’s Midtown Manhattan office.

Mr. Matloff has distinguished himself in the retail leasing sector with expansive experience in the leasing of food, fitness, and service-oriented spaces as well as office and medical.

Prior to joining Meridian, Mr. Matloff was a Leasing Representative at DLC Management where he managed and was responsible for leasing around 3 million square feet. Prior to joining DLC Management, Mr. Matloff spent 6 years at Cushman & Wakefield.

Over the course of His career, Mr. Matloff has negotiated roughly 500,000 square feet in leases covering Retail, Office and Medical sectors. Notable leases negotiated by Mr. Matloff include Floor & Décor, Planet Fitness, Valley Health Systems and STV Engineering.

Mr. Matloff holds a Bachelor’s Degree from University of Hartford and a Commercial Real Estate Certificate from Cornell University. He is also a member of ICSC.

Peter Braus is the Managing Principal and Cofounder of Lee & Associates NYC, where he oversees over sixty brokerage professionals, and is actively involved in every aspect of managing and running the business. Mr. Braus is also Vice-Chair of Lee & Associates’ National Board of Directors.

Mr. Braus has been involved in the ownership and brokerage of real estate for over 25 years, specializing in strategic repositioning of major retail assets on behalf of owners and developers. He joined Lee & Associates NYC in 2011 as an owner/investor.

In 2019, Mr. Braus won the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) Retail Deal of the Year Award.

Prior to Lee & Associates NYC, Mr. Braus was a retail leasing broker with Newmark Real Estate. He has been involved in a wide variety of brokerage transactions and currently represents numerous owners and tenants.

Jack is responsible for the strategic direction of the Northeast portfolio (Northern New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut), which totals 100 assets and approximately 10 million square feet. Jack oversees the region's leasing, operations, and asset management activities.

Jack began his career at Regency in 2011 as a leasing agent, managing assets in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. Later, Jack moved to Connecticut to open Regency's office in Westport, managing ground-up developments in New Jersey and New York and overseeing the Northeast Portfolio.

Before Regency, Jack handled national tenant representation, institutional shopping center leasing, land acquisitions, and development at KLNB Retail in Washington, DC.

Jack earned a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia and received a postgraduate degree at the McIntire Business Institute at the University of Virginia. He won the NCAA National Lacrosse Championship in 2003 for the University of Virginia, receiving All-America Honors.

He sits on the Board of the YMCA—Darien and volunteers at the United Way, Person 2 Person, and Darien Athletic Association. Jack enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, playing golf, tennis, and squash, and coaching lacrosse, basketball, and football.

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.

Drew Gorman has over thirty years’ experience in the shopping center development business. Mr. Gorman is a Principal for MCB Real Estate. Prior to joining MCB, he was Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for ECHO Realty. Prior to joining ECHO, Drew was the Managing Director for Faison where he was responsible for all development, leasing and sales activities for the Northeast / Mid-Atlantic region. He also served as Senior Vice President of development for Palisades Realty & Development and Chief Operating Officer-Northeast Region for Federal Realty Investment Trust.

In 2021, Mr. Gorman joined MCB Real Estate as a Principal, to bolster and co-lead their development, acquisitions and asset management departments. Since joining MCB, Mr. Gorman has been involved in the acquisition and development of multiple projects totaling over 2 million square feet in all major asset classes.

Mr. Gorman has a M.B.A. degree from Loyola College in Baltimore and a B.S. degree from Towson University. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and Urban Land Institute.

In his 12 years of experience, Aksel has worked on many project types, including historic preservation, residential, commercial, industrial, offices, religious, educational, and museums. After many years involved in various community and industry organizations, Aksel has developed a talent for building trusting relationships with clients, consultants, and co-workers. His breadth of knowledge allows him to bring a unique perspective to every project. With an eye for detail and architectural design principles, Aksel ensures that every project is one of which clients and designers can

be proud.

As the VP of Retail, Joseph is responsible for overseeing national retail projects across

JRM’s offices. With over 25 years of experience in construction management, Joseph

has worked on projects ranging from flagship stores to rollouts, experiential spaces,

remodels, specialty shops, big box stores, entertainment venues, and hospitality

projects.

His expertise covers all aspects of the retail sector, and he is known for his ability to

build strong client relationships and exceed expectations. As a mechanical engineer

and USGBC Green Associate, Joseph brings a unique perspective to his work. He is

driven by setting clear direction, aligning all resources, and keeping project teams

motivated to deliver outstanding results.

John Wright leads SALTO Systems’ retail solutions business practice. His focus is on aligning SALTO’s innovative access control technology and hardware with the evolving needs of the North American retail industry.

John is retail facilities expert who is passionate about creating more effective, efficient and profitable access control solutions for retailers. Together with SALTO, he is on a mission to bring new technologies and products to market that keep people and property safe while enhancing the retail experience.

John previously served as director of client development for Union Payroll Agency, district sales manager for Mattress Firm, and as partner and co-founder of MJR Architectural Firm.