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Keynote Speakers
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Conference Speakers
- Tammy K. Jones ’87 – Basis Investment Group, Co-Founder & CEO
- Kirk Sykes ’81 – Primary Corporation, Inc. & Primary Investments, LLC, President
- Andrew Ross Sorkin ’99 – The New York Times, Financial Columnist and CNBC’s Squawk Box, Co-Anchor
- Abby Joseph Cohen ’73 – Goldman Sachs, Advisory Director & Senior Investment Strategist
- Jeffrey D. Horowitz ’86 – Bank of America, Global Head of Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging; Investment Banking, Managing Director
- Warren de Haan ’97 – ACORE, Managing Partner & Head of Asset Originations
- Sherry Rexroad – BlackRock, Managing Director & Senior Product Strategist for the Global Real Asset Securities Team
- Ralph Rosenberg – KKR, Partner & Global Head of Real Estate
- Douglas Weill ’88 – Hodes Weill & Associates, Founder & Co-Managing Partner
- Matt Hershey – Hodes Weill & Associates, Managing Director
- Pamela Thomas – CPP Investments, Head of U.S. Real Estate Investment
- Gerald Fang – Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Head of Americas Real Estate
- Paul Von Steenburg ’04 – Commonfund, Managing Director
Steering Committee
Co-Chairs
Alan Riffkin ‘88
Alan Tantleff ’87 (FTI Consulting)
Catherine von Seggern MPS ‘98 (Ernst & Young)
Members
Adam Burinescu ‘03 (Centerbridge)
Amanda K. Redlus (CREC)
Andrew Nesbitt (FTI Consulting)
Bruce Batkin ’76 (Terra Capital Partners)
Chuck Rosenzweig ’85, JD ‘88 (Criterion RE Capital)
David Rupert ‘79 (Griffin Capital)
Doug Weill ‘88 (Hodes Weill)
Eric Freeman ‘12 (Lazard)
Gabe Boyar ’87 (Amherst Capital)
James Deck ’13 (Henderson Park)
Jen Davis ‘12 (Northwood Investors)
Jennifer Mayo ‘13 (Cornell – Office of External Relations & Engagement, College of Business)
Jenny Wang ’12 (Blackstone)
Justin Pollack ‘17 (FTI Consulting)
Lanhee Yung ‘97 (Sage Hall Partners)
Lynn Zuckerman Gray JD ‘75 (Campus Scout)
Mark Weber (Associate Dean, AAP)
Matthew Mitchell ’97 (SteepRock Capital)
Meg Keilbach ’88 (Associate Dean, SHA)
Paul Rubacha ‘72 (Ashley Capital)
Rob Kline ’84 (Chartres Lodging Group)
Seth Singerman ’99 (Singerman Real Estate)
Spencer Burton MPS ‘15 (Stablewood Properties)
Steven Carvell (Director, CREF)
Tracey Gamble ’99 (Apollo)