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The newest addition to Lerner’s visionary master plan is the ultimate expression of innovation and sophistication. As the first building in Tysons to achieve LEED® Platinum certification, this pioneering landmark combines unparalleled sustainability with world-class amenities and cutting-edge design to create a truly inspirational workplace. For those seeking a work environment that defines elegance and ingenuity in the heart of the new Tysons, there is only one address: 1775 Tysons Boulevard.

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Speakers and Panels

Til Hazel

Til Hazel

Asheel Shah

Asheel Shah

President and Chief Investment Officer

Kettler

Andy VanHorn

Andy VanHorn

Head of Real Estate

Washington Commanders

David Rubenstein

David Rubenstein

Founder

Rubenstein Partners

Tim Mulcahy

Tim Mulcahy

President, Mid-Atlantic Northeast Region

Lennar Multifamily Communities

Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper

SVP & SMD - Metro DC

Brandywine Realty Trust

Brian Tucker

Brian Tucker

Managing Director

JLL

Gary Block

Gary Block

CIO

The Meridian Group

Scott Allshouse

Scott Allshouse

President, Mid-Atlantic

Whole Foods

Chris Nassetta

Chris Nassetta

CEO

Hilton Worldwide

Lynne Strobel

Lynne Strobel

Partner

Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh

Jim Underhill

Jim Underhill

CEO

Cresa

Jay Ferriero

Jay Ferriero

CEO

Capital Automotive

Michael Caplin

Michael Caplin

President

Tysons Partnership

Scott Zimmerly

Scott Zimmerly

Head of Mid-Atlantic

Wood Partners

Brandon Henry

Brandon Henry

Managing Director

Greystar

Til Hazel

Til Hazel graduated from Washington-Lee High School in 1947 and graduated with an AB

from Harvard Collage in 1951 and with an LL.B from Harvard Law School in 1954. He was in the

U.S. Army Infantry and Judge Advocate General Corps from 1954-58 Captain USAR. Til was an

Associate Judge in the Fairfax County Court from 1961-65. He practiced law in Fairfax County

commencing 1956 at Jesse, Phillips representing VDOT in acquisition of right-of- way for the

Beltway and commenced a solo practice in 1961. Hazel, Beckhorn and Hanes was founded in

1968 and merged with Reed Smith Hazel & Thomas in 2002. Til retired in 2003. During his

practice, Til represented Ted Lerner in connection with Mr. Lerner’s Tysons property and other

developers in Northern Virginia. He formed a partnership (Hazel/Peterson) with Milt Peterson

in 1972 and remained Mr. Peterson’s partner until 1990. During that time Hazel/Peterson

developed approximately 25,000 residential lots in Fairfax County and approximately one

million square feet of office at Tysons McLean a major portion of which was occupied by PRC

and now by the Federal government. He is emeritus member of the Board of Trustees of the

Miller Center Foundation for the University of Virginia; a former Chairman of the Board of the

Corcoran Museum of Art; Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Flint Hill School and a member of

numerous organizations including the Virginia Business Higher Education Council (former chair);

the Virginia Bar Association; the Fairfax Bar Association (former President); former Rector of

George Mason University; former President of the Greater Washington Board of Trade; a

member of the Harvard University Committee on University Resources; and the Board of the

Washington Airports Task force since its inception in 1982. Til is the recipient of a number of

awards including the first George Mason University Gold Medal; Harvard College Richard Flood

Award; Laureate, Washington Business Hall of Fame; Judge Advocates Association Marshall

Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Bizzy Award of Bisnow Media. He received honorary

degrees from the College of William and Mary and Christopher Newport University.

Asheel Shah

President and Chief Investment Officer

Kettler

Asheel Shah joined Kettler in 2007 and is President of the Multifamily Development division of the company. Mr. Shah has over 20 years of experience in the Washington DC real estate market and 14 years of experience dedicated to real estate acquisitions and development. He is responsible for the (i) company’s investment strategy, (ii) new business development activities, (iii) equity capital raising as well as (iv) building and maintaining partner relationships. Additionally, Mr. Shah serves on the Kettler Investment Committee and is principally responsible for making recommendations to the committee.

Mr. Shah earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA., and a master’s of business administration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Prior to joining Kettler, Mr. Shah worked at Monument Realty, CarrAmerica Realty Corp. and Arthur Andersen LLP. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, serving on the Washington District Executive Committee and as a mentor for young leaders.

Andy VanHorn

Head of Real Estate

Washington Commanders

Andy VanHorn is the Head of Real Estate for the Washington Commanders, where he oversees all of their real estate efforts, including the search for a new stadium site.

VanHorn joins the team with over 25 years of experience in all aspects of real estate investment, development, and operations. He most recently was President and Chief Development Officer at Dweck Properties, establishing a $900M development pipeline on company owned properties and a construction management company which completed $100M in work in its first three years.

Before Dweck Properties, Andy was an Executive Vice President at JBG Smith responsible for entitlement, community and governmental activities associated with the company's portfolio in National Landing. He has led a variety of notable projects in the DMV area, including Amazon’s HQ2, Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus, and the mixed-use Potomac Yard commercial center.

Andy also worked in real estate private equity with Buvermo Properties and Charles E. Smith & Clark Construction. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and his MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Andy serves as a Board Member and an Officer for True Ground Housing Partners, a regional affordable housing developer. He is also an appointed member of the Arlington County Economic Development Commission.

David Rubenstein

Founder

Rubenstein Partners

David is responsible for developing and implementing the overall strategic initiatives for the Fund Manager. He oversees the operation of the various departments, and plays a particularly active role in all investment and corporate finance activities. He regularly meets with the asset managers to assess the operating status of all the properties in the portfolio, as well as to assess the industry issues that they are facing while operating their properties. Similarly, David regularly meets with key employees and local operating partners to discuss the latest market conditions in each of the relevant submarkets as well as any significant operational decisions related to tenants or the properties in general. David is known to be one of the more “hands on” fund managers in the business.

From 1987 to 1989, David worked as an acquisition specialist for JMB Realty Corporation in Chicago, where he analyzed real estate markets and potential acquisitions nationwide. He provided full analytical and market analysis on each potential acquisition on which he worked. In 1990, he interned at Morgan Stanley in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department. David joined the predecessor company in 1991 as Director of Acquisitions and subsequently became President in 1997, and CEO in 2001. His vision, market knowledge and analytical acumen have kept the Fund Manager at the cutting edge of the office investment industry.

David graduated from Duke University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 with a MBA in Finance.

David is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School. He is on the Board of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia serving on the executive committee. He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Michael Cooper

SVP & SMD - Metro DC

Brandywine Realty Trust

Mr. Cooper serves as Brandywine’s Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director and is responsible for managing the operations of the Metro DC region of the Company. Mr. Cooper joined Brandywine in 1996 and has served in capacities relating to development, investments, leasing and asset management. Previously, Mr. Cooper held positions as Regional Director of BetaWest, Inc., and as a development manager for both the Mason Hirst Companies and Lee Sammis Associates. He began his career in San Francisco working for the Chevron Corporation as a project manager. Mr. Cooper serves on the Board and Executive Committee of Northern Virginia NAIOP, the Board of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, the Steering Committee of the American Cancer Society’s National Capital Golf Classic (former Chair), and various planning, zoning and tax district advisory boards relating to the expansion of the DC Metrorail system. Mr. Cooper has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Princeton University.

Brian Tucker

Managing Director

JLL

Brian F. Tucker is a Managing Director with JLL's Agency Leasing team, specializing in the representation of major owners, investors, and institutions in the Washington, DC Metro region. Brian's vast prior experience in the development and instutional ownership sectors brings significant added value to his clients in positioning their projects.

Brian joined JLL in August 2016. Prior to joining JLL, Brian was Executive Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield, heading Northern Virginia Agency Leasing. Prior to that, he managed the Northern Virginia office of over 50 real estate professionals. Brian's previous experience included heading Mid-Atlantic Leasing for Beacon Property Company, then the largest public REIT in the US and he was a principal with The Evans Company, then one of the largest development companies in the DC metropolitan area. Brian has leased in excess of 20 million square feet and been involved in many of the largest and more complex leases in the metro area over his 30 year career including major transactions with: CSC, Boeing, SAIC, Booz Allen Hamilton, US Postal Service, The National Science Foundation, Harris Corp., PWC, Deloitte, E&Y, Capital One, WeWork, GSA, Wells Fargo, AOL, Sprint, Nextel, and American Bar Association. His law firm experience includes transactions with: Morgan, Lewis, Bockius; Pillsbury, Shaw, Pittman; Holland & Knight; Morrison Foerster; Littler Mendelson; McGuire Woods; Greenburg Traurig; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and Baker & Hostetler, among others.

Gary Block

CIO

The Meridian Group

Gary is the Chief Investment Officer and a Partner of Meridian. Gary is responsible for

acquisitions, capital activities and investor relations.  He also serves as Chair of the Investment

Committee. Gary led the fundraising and investing efforts of Meridian Realty Partners I and II,

Meridian’s discretionary private equity funds raised in 2012 and 2016. Between these two funds,

Gary has completed in excess of $2.5 billion in investments with over $1 billion of equity in 15

transactions.

With over 30 years of industry experience, Gary represented Meridian in its first 3 years of

investments as a partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP in Washington, DC. He then headed up the

Real Estate Fund’s Acquisitions Group as a partner at The Carlyle Group, where he led and

completed over $12 billion of investments with $3.4 billion of equity in nearly 200 transactions.

These included the acquisition, development, structured financing, and recapitalization of office,

hotel, retail, residential, industrial, land, senior living, and mixed-use properties. He also led the

firm’s efforts in the formation of Carlyle Realty Partners I, II, III, IV and V – an aggregate of

over $5 billion in investor commitments – before joining The Meridian Group in November

2007.

Gary received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from The University of Texas

School of Law. Gary is on the Advisory Board for George Washington University Business

School's Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis.

Lynne Strobel

Partner

Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh

A native of Fairfax County, Lynne has been with WCL&W since graduating from law school in 1988. She is experienced in all phases of the land use and development process in Fairfax County and surrounding jurisdictions including Fairfax City, Falls Church, and the Towns of Vienna and Herndon. Lynne specializes in land use and zoning issues for commercial, residential, and mixed-use development and has extensive experience with special permit, special exception, and variance applications. Over the years, Lynne has developed an extensive practice representing non-profits, including numerous places of worship and schools

Jim Underhill

CEO

Cresa

Jim Underhill leads Cresa as its Chief Executive Officer. He is charged with expanding its global footprint, continuing the growth of the firm's global portfolio services, and continuing investment in its consulting and advisory practices. He is passionate about the firm's focus on client advocacy and the partnerships the firm has built internally, with clients and in the community.

Jay Ferriero

CEO

Capital Automotive

Jay M. Ferriero has been with Capital Automotive for over 17 years. His role has grown from Director of Acquisitions, to Chief Operating Officer, to President and CEO. As President, Mr. Ferriero oversees the management and growth of the $4.5 billion of assets under CARS management. He is also an acting Board Member on a new joint venture, Capital Automotive Financial. Mr. Ferriero has thirty-six years of experience in retail automotive, real estate, mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance. Prior to joining Capital Automotive, he served as National Accounts Manager at Comerica Incorporated, where he directed the auto dealer lending offices in Florida and Illinois, with nationwide responsibilities for multi-bank credit facilities for some of the largest auto retail consolidators. Mr. Ferriero also served as SVP and Chief Loan Officer of Comerica Bank Florida, with the oversight of all the retail and corporate lending. Mr. Ferriero serves at his alma mater as a member of the Business Advisory Council for the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where he is a graduate with degrees in Finance and Sociology.

Michael Caplin

President

Tysons Partnership

Michael Caplin is President of Tysons Partnership – an association of business, government and community leaders working together to redevelop Tysons, Virginia from a 1970s business park into an exciting, sustainable 21st century downtown. Caplin is responsible for all aspects of operations, including membership, programs, communications, government and community relations.

His career experience includes service as a public defender, a federal prosecutor, performing arts counselor and producer, a program director at the Smithsonian Institution, and senior executive and advisor for array of nonprofit agencies working in the arts, education and social services. He is a member of the George Mason University Center for Social Entrepreneurship Global Advisory Board; the FONZ Board; and the U.S. Presidential Scholars Commission, appointed by the President in 2010.

Scott Zimmerly

Head of Mid-Atlantic

Wood Partners

Scott Zimmerly is Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region for Wood Partners managing the development and financing for projects in northern Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. He has been involved in the sourcing, development and financing of more than 2,600 units with a total capitalization in excess of $600 million.

Before joining Wood Partners in 2006, Zimmerly spent five years in the investment banking industry in New York and Maryland, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions across a multitude of industries. He also has experience working in the acquisitions department of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust.

Zimmerly received his MBA with a real estate concentration from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Zimmerly is a previous Board Member and Vice President of the Baltimore Waterfront Rotary Club and is currently a young leader in the Urban Land Institute's Baltimore Chapter.

Brandon Henry

Managing Director

Greystar

Mr. Henry serves as managing director of development and is responsible for the sourcing, coordination, and execution of project development for Greystar-owned projects and third-party developments in the Northeast Division. Prior to his current role at Greystar, Mr. Henry worked with Lincoln Property Company's Military Housing Group on public / private ventures with the Department of the Navy in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as with Alliance Residential Company both in the Dallas, TX and Washington, D.C. metros. Mr. Henry began his real estate career in Boston, MA at Trammell Crow Company and received a BA degree from Dartmouth College and a MBA degree from the University of Virginia.

Tysons Office Market

Development, Finance, Leasing, and Tenant Demands

Bryant Foulger

Bryant Foulger

Chairman

Foulger-Pratt

Michael Gribbon

Michael Gribbon

Principal and Managing Executive Director

AREP

Stephen Evans

Stephen Evans

Director

Rubenstein Partners

David Kitchens

David Kitchens

Principal

Cooper Carry

Elizabeth Baker
Moderator

Elizabeth Baker

Senior Land Use Planner

Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh

Bryant Foulger

Chairman

Foulger-Pratt

Bryant Foulger serves as both Managing Principal and Chairman of the Board of Directors and is a member of the Investment Committee. In his current role, Mr. Foulger draws on more than 30 years of real estate and management experience to provide approval and oversight of the CEO’s vision and strategy.

Mr. Foulger was recently appointed to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s transition team and is also involved with the Montgomery Business Development Corporation, the Greater District of Columbia Chapter of the Leadership Council for the Mayo Clinic, the Montgomery County Business Advisory Panel, and is a trustee emeritus of the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland. Mr. Foulger attended Brigham Young University and serves on numerous professional and charitable boards.

Michael Gribbon

Principal and Managing Executive Director

AREP

Michael is Principal and Managing Executive Director overseeing all aspects of AREP’s leasing operations. He is responsible for curating, managing, and maintaining relationships with numerous stakeholders including leasing brokers, tenants, and Capital Partners and has been instrumental in increasing AREP’s scale of leasing activity. Michael began his career in 1984 at Cushman and Wakefield (C&W) where he specialized in agency representation in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia markets. After a nine-year career with C&W, Michael joined CarrAmerica where he served as a senior leasing professional during the time that Carr transitioned from a private DC based developer to a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). After his tenure at Carr, he served as the senior leasing professional for Equity Office Properties (“EOP”) where he was responsible for overseeing all leasing functions for EOP’s 7 million SF portfolio in the Washington Metropolitan area. Immediately prior to joining AREP, he was the Chief Operating Officer for WP Commercial, an operating partner of Goldman Sachs’ Whitehall Real Estate Funds where he oversaw the performance of the Washington, D.C. office and focused primarily on leasing and acquisitions in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

Stephen Evans

Director

Rubenstein Partners

Stephen D. Evans is a 25-year veteran of the real estate business and a native Washingtonian. Over his career, Steve has developed and acquired investments on the East Coast totaling more than $1 billion and asset managed over 2.5 million square feet. His breadth of real estate activities has been extremely wide ranging — investing in development, value-add and core asset classes. Steve developed the first “big box” retail project in New York City, a Costco on Staten Island that he still owns with partners, and has acquired assets in greater Washington, D.C., Raleigh, Nashville and Atlanta.

Currently, Steve runs the Washington, D.C. office of Rubenstein Partners, a fund manager with about $1 billion in invested and committed capital, and is responsible for spearheading acquisition and asset management efforts in the greater Washington, D.C. area – from Baltimore to Richmond – and also covers Nashville. This is Steve’s “second tour” with Rubenstein, as previously he ran development for its predecessor company.

Prior to Rubenstein Partners, Steve has held senior management positions with several national and regional investors, such as KBS, Lowe Enterprises and Carr Properties. Steve graduated from Vanderbilt University.

David Kitchens

Principal

Cooper Carry

David Kitchens serves as Principal-in-Charge of Cooper Carry's Alexandria, Virginia office. In 30+ years of service with Cooper Carry, David has led mixed-use design efforts on a variety of award-winning projects including Mizner Park in Boca Raton, Florida. This mixed-use development has been recognized by a variety of organizations including the AIA, which bestowed upon it the Excellence of Design Award. David's work includes Bethesda Row in Bethesda, Maryland, which was awarded the Best Block in America 2002 by The Congress for New Urbanism, the Excellence Award from the Urban Land Institute and the DC/MD NAIOP Award of Excellence for Best Smart Growth Master Plan.

David grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, receiving Bachelors and Masters degrees in Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His graduate studies concentrated on urban design and pedestrian urban spaces. He participates on AIA and ULI-sponsored Urban Design Assistance teams, making recommendations to cities for downtown redevelopment and transit-oriented development.

Recent work includes regional and national projects in Dublin, OH; Bridgeport, CT; and Nashville, TN. Notable projects in the Washington, DC area include redevelopment planning and design at Landmark Mall and Oakville Triangle in Alexandria, VA; and the redevelopment of Ballston Mall and Crystal City in Arlington, VA. He has also recently completed the design of the Woodley in Washington, DC and Halstead Tower, in Alexandria, VA.

David is active in the Urban Land Institute and serves on the national Public/Private Partnership Council, is an active participant on regional Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs) and is the Chair of the Baltimore/DC regional Transit Oriented Development Council. He is active the DC/MD Chapter of NAIOP and serves as chair of the Annual Awards for Excellence Committee. In his professional career, David’s central goal is to create great buildings and environments in connecting communities where people develop relationships as they live, work, play and learn.

Elizabeth Baker

Moderator

Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh

Elizabeth has been a planner with WCL&W since 1990. Prior to joining the firm, she was the Vice President of Planning for the Milton Company, a homebuilder in Northern Virginia. Her public sector experience has included working as a Land Use Planner for Fairfax County and as Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Falls Church. Elizabeth specializes in Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, and Town of Herndon matters, helping clients achieve comprehensive plan amendments and zoning approvals and assisting them in the resolution of land development/site plan issues. She has worked on numerous residential, commercial and large scale, mixed-use projects as well as redevelopment transit-oriented projects.

Most recently, Elizabeth has focused on transit-oriented developments for the extension of Metro’s Silver Line through Tysons Corner to Dulles Airport.

Tysons Multifamily Boom

Development, Finance, Management, and Market Supply & Demand

David Cheek

David Cheek

President

Meridian Group

Bob Kettler

Bob Kettler

Founder & CEO

Kettler

Kevin Sheehan

Kevin Sheehan

Senior Managing Director - Real Estate Services

Greystar

Bill Hard

Bill Hard

Principal & EVP

LCOR

Matt Robinson

Matt Robinson

Principal

MRP Realty

Tyler Horton
Moderator

Tyler Horton

Managing Director

Alvarez & Marsal

David Cheek

President

Meridian Group

David is President and Co-founder of Meridian and is responsible for the overall management and corporate strategy of the firm. He is a member of the Investment Committee and leads Meridian’s development team.

With 40 years of experience, David began his career in 1979 in the real estate investment department at Prudential Insurance Company and worked in its Washington, DC office for 4 years. He then managed the development of 3.5 million square feet of office for the Peterson Companies, a major Washington, DC developer, for 8 years. Prior to forming Meridian in 1993, David was Managing Director of the REO division at Riggs National Bank in Washington for 2 years where he managed and sold a $250 million real estate portfolio. David has managed the development of over 10 million square feet in his career.

David received his B.A. from Centre College and M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. He served on the board of trustees and executive committee of the Darden Foundation for 6 years and served on the board of directors and executive committee of the University of Virginia Foundation for 6 years. In addition, David is a former president and chair of the board of a non-profit land conservation organization. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and NAIOP. David was recognized as an honoree of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Youth in Real Estate Luncheon in 2018.

Bob Kettler

Founder & CEO

Kettler

Bob Kettler is the Chief Executive Officer and owner of Kettler, one of the D.C. region’s largest private companies and a leading real estate development and property management enterprise.

Mr. Kettler began his career in the early 1970’s renovating apartments and retail stores, as well as building new homes in D.C. neighborhoods. In 1977 he formed Kettler (under the name Kettler and Scott) as a home building company and later transitioned from home builder to planned community developer in the early 1980’s.

Utilizing capital from institutional investors and banking institutions, Kettler experienced rapid growth and became the leading planned community developer in the D.C. region. In over 25 projects, Kettler has provided 46,000 developed lots to both public and private home builders, 15 shopping centers, 10 million square feet of planned commercial uses, and 8 eight championship golf courses. Examples of these developments in Virginia include Cascades, Brambleton and Piedmont. Currently, Kettler has over 2,000 lots in development, primarily in infill locations, on a total of 10 properties from Baltimore, MD to Fredericksburg, VA.

Kettler has been successful in developing several notable commercial mixed use projects of approximately 5 million square feet including the 1.4MM square foot Village at Leesburg and the 2MM square foot Trinity Center.

Beginning in 1988, Kettler entered the apartment development industry building over 24,000 multifamily units in garden, mid-rise, high-rise and mixed-use properties. These developments also include award winning luxury apartment communities such as Metropolitan Park in Pentagon City as well as 2,500 condominium homes with a gross sales value of nearly $1 billion. Examples of these communities are Midtown Alexandria Station and Midtown Reston Town Center. Additionally, Kettler has developed 7,000 tax credit and bond financed apartments in 40 properties.

Currently ranked as the 16th largest multifamily developer in the nation and the 2015 development firm of the year by MHN, Kettler’s development pipeline includes over 5,000 total units. Projects currently under construction in the D.C. metropolitan area are The Acadia at Metropolitan Park, Element 28 in Bethesda, m.flats Crystal City, 2101 Champlain Street in Washington D.C. and Highgate in McLean, VA.

Additionally in 1988, Kettler established Kettler Management, the property management division of the organization. Recognized for its excellence and named the 2008 Property Management Company of the Year by NAHB, Kettler Management provides best in class management, marketing, and pre-development services to its clients. The company currently manages over 30,000 apartments in 100+ communities throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South East and Texas for both Kettler affiliates and third-party clients.

Recognized as a leader in the real estate development industry, Mr. Kettler has been the recipient of the Building Industry Association’s Monument Lifetime Achievement Award, the Developer of the Year award given by the National Association of Home Builder’s as well as appearing on the Washington Business Journals Power 100 list for the last three consecutive years.

Currently, Mr. Kettler serves on the board of the Trust for the National Mall, the Tysons Partnership board, the Kennedy Center corporate board and Wesley Seminary board. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Kettler served on boards for George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College, the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, and the National Methodist Church. He has also served as a Trustee at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School in Washington, D.C., and the Potomac School in McLean, VA. Mr. Kettler and his wife, Charlotte, co-chaired a successful $50 million capital campaign to redevelop the Potomac School in McLean, VA.

Kettler also sponsors an annual scholars program at the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis for the study of multifamily housing. Additionally, Kettler is the official apartment management company of Monumental Sports and Entertainment, and has been the sponsor of the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, the state of the art official training center for The Washington Capitals since its grand opening in 2006.

Mr. Kettler has been married to his wife Charlotte for 31 years. The couple has four adult children and resides in McLean, VA.

Kevin Sheehan

Senior Managing Director - Real Estate Services

Greystar

Kevin Sheehan is senior managing director of real estate for the Greystar Northeast region, which includes offices in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston. In his role, Kevin oversees property management operations, third-party business development, and client relationships. He also assists the company’s investment and development platforms in expanding throughout the region. Kevin’s expertise includes managing portfolios and teams across wide geographic areas, as well as managing various asset types, including high-rise, garden, urban, suburban, lease-up, and renovation. Prior to joining Greystar in 2010, Kevin served as president of management operations at Bainbridge, an East Coast multifamily development and investment firm operating from Florida through the Mid-Atlantic. Before his Bainbridge role, he was a senior vice president with Bozzuto, where he oversaw a portfolio of class A assets in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New Jersey. Kevin started his multifamily career managing apartment communities at Oakwood Worldwide, progressively working his way up in the organization to positions of higher responsibility.

Bill Hard

Principal & EVP

LCOR

Mr. Hard is the senior executive for LCOR’s Bethesda, MD office, responsible for all Washington, DC metropolitan area development activity. Among his accomplishments are the development of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria, VA, the acquisition of the COMSAT campus in Clarksburg, MD, the development of North Bethesda Center at the White Flint Metrorail station in Maryland, and the Oyster School/Henry Adams House in the District of Columbia.

Mr. Hard’s affiliation with LCOR dates to 1981 when he joined its predecessor The Linpro Company as a Partner. He subsequently was named Vice President of LCOR upon its founding in 1992, and an Executive Vice President and Principal in 1999.

He is actively involved in a number of industry organizations serving on the Executive Committee of the Urban Land Institute’s Washington, DC District Council, Treasurer of Hospice Caring, Inc., and Chairman of the Real Estate Committee of the Montgomery College Foundation.

A graduate of Lafayette College, he also was awarded an MA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Matt Robinson

Principal

MRP Realty

Matt Robinson has 17 years of experience in the real estate industry and pursues multi-family residential, mixed-use acquisition and development opportunities for MRP Realty. Since joining the firm in 2007, Matt has overseen the entitlement, development, and repositioning of over 3.2 million square feet including over 1,100 units. In his seven years at TCC prior to joining MRP, Matt developed a total of 1.5 million square feet comprising 924 residential units and 542,000 square feet of retail and commercial space totaling over $654 million. Before joining TCC, he was an architect with Dimella Shaffer Associates in Boston, Massachusetts focused primarily on age-restricted residential and hotel projects. Matt graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University and received his MSRED from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Tyler Horton

Moderator

Alvarez & Marsal

Tyler Horton, a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLC, advises public and closely held business clients, primarily in the private equity and real estate industries. He specializes in technical issues relating to flow through entities including partnerships and corporations. His experience includes planning for complex transactions and providing a full range of tax services that encompass initial planning through implementation and the preparation of the related tax returns. His practice also includes significant work in the area of IRS audit and other related controversy support.

Mr. Horton has worked with his clients in all phases of their operations advising on both economic and income tax consequences of potential transactions. He has consulted with his clients on the structuring of transactions related to the acquisition and disposition of operating companies as well as major portfolios of real estate assets.

As a result of his work with closely held businesses and their family ownership structures, Mr. Horton has considerable experience in the areas of individual income tax and estate tax planning including the related tax reporting.

Prior to joining A&M in 2004, Mr. Horton spent six years with Arthur Andersen in the Washington, DC Real Estate and Financial Services group and a boutique real estate tax consulting firm where he served as a manager.

Mr. Horton earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from The College of William and Mary, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Virginia.

Remarks from the Podium

Jim Policaro
Welcome Remarks From Our Host & A Lerner Update

Jim Policaro

SVP

Lerner

Jared Krieger

Jared Krieger

Studio Director

Gensler

Ross Draber
Welcome Remarks

Ross Draber

COO

United Bank

Sol Glasner
Opening Remarks

Sol Glasner

Interim President

Tysons Partnership

Jim Policaro

Welcome Remarks From Our Host & A Lerner Update

Lerner

James Policaro has more than 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, and is currently Senior Vice President of Development for Lerner Enterprises. Mr. Policaro is a founding member of the Tysons Partnership, and is responsible for the development of numerous mixed-use projects within Lerner’s portfolio, including The Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II.

Jared Krieger

Studio Director

Gensler

Jared Krieger is a Senior Associate and Studio Director in Gensler’s Washington, D.C. office. From concept through implementation, Jared contributes to the success of many global projects including, mixed use developments, tall buildings, airports, and sports stadiums. He has worked on over 3,000,000 square feet of design and construction projects in Tysons Corner alone. Within the Tysons Market, Jared has served as the Designer and Project Architect for various projects including the Tysons Tower project at the Tysons Corner Center. Other work currently under way includes Tysons Central with Foulger-Pratt and a few high-profile confidential projects that will certainly make a splash in the market when they go public. He has vast knowledge of CDPA/FDPA process from early planning through construction within the Tysons market.

Jared is a nationally recognized BIM expert, where he has authored articles and spoken on a national platform on the topic. In 2014, he won Building Design + Construction Magazine’s “40 under 40” award.

Ross Draber

Welcome Remarks

United Bank

Ross Draber is the chief operating officer of United Bank, a subsidiary of United Bankshares, Inc., a $19.3 billion bank holding company. He is responsible for the performance and profitability of the Bank, directing commercial and consumer banking sales and service operations throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area. Draber oversees the region’s market presidents and works alongside them to drive growth and develop business strategy and execution plans.

Draber has played an integral role in United Bank’s expansion since assuming the role in 2015. During that time, United Bank has grown to over 70 branches in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. It has the number one deposit market share among community banks in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Statistical Area. Draber is highly involved with the merger and acquisition team and was instrumental in the Bank’s successful acquisitions of Cardinal Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries George Mason Mortgage, LLC and Cardinal Wealth Services, Inc. (2017); Bank of Georgetown (2016); and Virginia Commerce Bank (2014).

Draber previously served as a senior vice president of treasury and corporate finance. In this role, he managed the capital adequacy and regulatory risk of United Bankshares, Inc., serving on the Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) and stress test development team. He oversaw the mergers and acquisitions analysis and supervised commercial loan pricing and term sheet structuring within United Bank. Prior to that, Draber held several positions in treasury and credit administration.

Draber is a CFA® charterholder and a 2017 Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree. He graduated from Washington and Lee University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration.

Sol Glasner

Opening Remarks

Tysons Partnership

Sol Glasner has been associated with the Tysons Partnership from its inception and served as Chairman of its Board of Directors from 2012 – 2014. He is currently the Partnership’s interim President and CEO.

Mr. Glasner served for 22 years as General Counsel of The MITRE Corporation, a systems engineering firm with a large corporate presence in Tysons and a founding member of the Tysons Partnership. While there, he oversaw a varied in-house legal practice that emphasized government procurement, intellectual property, real estate matters, technology transfer and employment law. Mr. Glasner also served as the company’s chief ethics and compliance officer and, in his role as Corporate Secretary, worked closely with the company’s Board of Trustees.

Prior to joining MITRE, Glasner served in staff counsel positions at other technology companies.

Mr. Glasner is a trained mediator and provides mediation and other dispute resolution services in the courts and to private commercial parties.

Summary

Tysons is evolving from the inside out, with the construction of exciting new places to live, work and play. Tysons is poised to become not only the downtown of Fairfax County, but a major Metropolitan, a vital 24-hour community rich with amenities, attractions, and a network of parks, paths and places to gather.

Hear how the public and private sectors plan to add millions of SF of new construction, residents, and jobs. Arrive early to enjoy a continental breakfast, high-end networking, and what promises to be a very informative and entertaining update!

Join the fun on Twitter with hashtag #BisnowVA and follow us @BisnowDC!

Work from WeWork Tysons—located on the 5th floor of 1775 Tysons Blvd—after the event. WeWork Tysons is hosting all attendees with free brunch, free WiFi, and free workspace for the day. Need a conference room? Reach out to  tysons@wework.com for a complimentary booking!

Agenda

Time Activity
12:30 PM
1:20 PM
Coffee, Networking, & Breakfast
1:20 PM
1:25 PM
Welcome Remarks From our Host & the Latest at Lerner Enterprises
1:25 PM
1:35 PM
Remarks from the Podium: Gensler
1:35 PM
1:40 PM
Opening Remarks from the Tysons Partnership
1:40 PM
2:20 PM
Tysons Office Market: Development, Investment, Leasing, and Tenant Demands
2:20 PM
3:00 PM
Tysons Multifamily Boom!
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Post-game Networking