Advisory Board
The Department of Real Estate has recently formed an Advisory Board of top real estate industry leaders. The Advisory Board will provide guidance and support to the Department in such areas as curriculum development, internship programs, job opportunities, research issues, and the expansion of the Department’s new focus on international real estate education and conferences. Dennis Friedrich (President & CEO, US Operations, Brookfield Properties) is the chair and Bill Newman is the honorary chair of the Department's Advisory Board.
The current Advisory Board members of the Department of Real Estate are:
| name | affiliation |
|---|---|
| Kenneth F. Bernstein President and CEO |
Acadia Realty Trust |
| Kyle Bolden Partner |
Ernst & Young |
| Matthew Van Buren | |
| Karen Cronin Partner |
Deloitte & Touche, LLP |
| Douglas Durst Chairman |
Durst Organization |
| Larry Field Founder & Principal |
NSB Associates |
| Dennis Friedrich President & CEO, US operations |
President & Global Chief Investment Officer, Brookfield Office Properties |
| Francis J. Greenburger Chairman and CEO |
Time Equities Inc |
| David Henry President & Vice Chairman |
Kimco Realty |
| Mitchell Hersh President & CEO |
Mack Cali Realty Corporation |
| Joseph Macnow Executive V.P. & CFO |
Vornado Realty Trust |
| Philip A. Marra Partner |
KPMG LLP |
| Vincent Mo Chairman/CEO |
SouFun Holdings Ltd |
| William Newman Founder and Former Chairman |
New Plan Excel Realty Trust |
| Bill O'Connor Principal |
O'Connor Capital Partners |
| Jim Oswald Partner |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Richard Pergolis President |
Pergolis Swartz Associates Inc. |
| Glenn Rufrano President & CEO |
Cushman & Wakefield |
| David Shulman Founder |
David Shulman LLC |
| Joseph Sitt CEO & Founder |
Thor Equities |
| Margaret Waters Principal - Director of Real Estate Private Equity |
Bessemer Trust |
